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/bigishk-/ initial

 
reduce to small pieces: break up, crumble, crush
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
bigishkada' vta pound, chop h/ to pieces (using a stick or a stick-like tool)
bigishkada'an vti pound, chop it to pieces (using a stick or a stick-like tool)
bigishkam vta chew it (animate) up
bigishkanad vii it is rotten, falls to pieces, decays
bigishkanani vai it (animate) is rotten, falls to pieces, decays
bigishkandan vti chew it up
bigishki- pv lex in small pieces
bigishkibidoon vti2 tear it to pieces, crush it up (with the hands)
bigishkibizh vta tear it (animate) to pieces, crush it (animate) up (with the hands)
bigishkiboode vii it is ground up
bigishkiboozh vta grind it (animate) up
bigishkiboozo vai it (animate) is ground up
bigishkiga' vta chop h/, it (animate) up
bigishkiga'an vti chop it to pieces
bigishkinan vti break it apart into pieces (by hand)
bigishkise vai it (animate) goes to pieces, breaks down
bigishkise vii it goes to pieces, breaks down
bigishkisidoon vti2 break it up against something
bigishkisin vii it breaks up against something
bigishkishim vta break it (animate) up against something
bigishkizh vta cut h/ into small pieces, dice h/
bigishkiz vta cook h/ to pieces
bigishkizhan vti cut it to pieces
bigishkizan vti cook it to pieces