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bakaashi vai es
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it (animate; string-like) breaks or snaps in the wind

Paired with: bakaasin vii

Note:
Verbs with the root /bak-/ apply to string-like objects although they do not contain the medial element meaning "string-like".



bakaashi 3s ind; bakaashid 3s conj; bekaashid 3s ch-conj; gii-bakaashi 3s ind pst; Stem: /bakaashi-/

bakaashi3s ind es
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bakaashid3s conj es
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bekaashid3s ch-conj es
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gii-bakaashi3s ind pst es
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bakaashi /bakaashi-/: /bak-/
broken, snapped, parted (esp. of something string-like)
; /-aashi/
s/he is blown by the wind or moving air; s/he flies, soars, sails