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bakise vai es
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it (animate; string-like) snaps, parts

Paired with: bakise vii

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



bakise 3s ind; bakised 3s conj; bekised 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bakise-/

bakise3s ind es
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bekised3s ch-conj es
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bakise /bakise-/: /bak-/
broken, snapped, parted (esp. of something string-like)
; /-se/
s/he or it (animate) flies, falls, has something happen to h/ or it (animate) quickly or spontaneously