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/-bii/ final

 
it is or does relation to water or another liquid
 
Type:
final
Subtypes:
vii
akobii vii it has water or liquid in it so high
aabitoobii vii
  1. it is half full (of liquid)
  2. it (a liquid) fills something half-full
debibii vii it fits (of liquid); it adequately holds (something liquid)
mookibii vii it emerges from the water
mooshkinebii vii it is full (of liquid)
naawibii vii it is partly full (of liquid)
zhaabobii vii it is saturated
zaagibii vii it sticks out of the water

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