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bashkobidoon vti2 es
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clear it off (with hands), weed it; pick, pluck, snatch it

Paired with: bashkobizh vta



nibashkobidoon 1s - 0s ind; obashkobidoon 3s - 0s ind; bashkobidood 3s - 0 conj; beshkobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bashkobidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bashkobid-/

nibashkobidoon1s - 0s ind es
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obashkobidoon3s - 0s ind es
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bashkobidood3s - 0 conj es
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beshkobidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bashkobidoon2s - 0 imp es
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bashkobidoon /bashkobid-/: /bashkw-/
cleared off, miss, fall short, fade
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: bapashkobidoon

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Word Family

bashkobidoon vti2 clear it off (with hands), weed it; pick, pluck, snatch it
(detransitive) bashkobijige vai s/he clears something off (with hands), weeds something

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