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bakaganaam vta

hit and break it (animate; string-like)

Paired with: bakaganaandan vti

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



nimbakaganaamaa 1s - 3s ind; obakaganaamaan 3s - 3' ind; bakaganaamaad 3s - 3' conj; bekaganaamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bakaganaam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakaganaam-/

bakaganaam /bakaganaam-/: /bak-/
broken, snapped, parted (esp. of something string-like)
; /-aganaam/
hit, strike h/