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gashkibidaagan na gh
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a bag with closeable top: a tobacco bag, a pipe bag, a satchel; [ML] a bandolier bag



gashkibidaagan sg; gashkibidaaganag pl; gashkibidaagaans dim; gashkibidaaganing loc; Stem: /gashkibidaagan-/

gashkibidaagan sg gh
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gashkibidaaganag pl gh
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gashkibidaagan /gashkibidaagan-/: /-aagan/
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Word Family

gashkibidoon vti2 wrap and tie it in a bundle
(detransitive) gashkibijige vai s/he wraps and ties things in bundle (verb of undergoing) gashkibijigaade vii it is wrapped and tied in a bundle (by someone) (verb of undergoing) gashkibijigaazo vai s/he is wrapped and tied in a bundle (by someone) (derived noun) gashkibijigan ni a bundle, a package, a packet (derived noun) gashkibidaagan na a bag with closeable top: a tobacco bag, a pipe bag, a satchel; [ML] a bandolier bag (derived noun) gashkibidaagan ni a bag that can be pulled closed: a pouch, a tobacco bag, a pipe bag, a bundle, a satchel

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