śweñc

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Meaning:	“to eat, consume”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	śuwā-
Lexeme variants:	śweñc
Person:	third
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	present
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	present
Stem class:	5
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	śwām
2	śwāt
3	śwāṣ	śweñc, śweñc-äṃ

Lexeme family

• śuwā-
  • śuwā- “to eat, consume” gv
    • śuwā- “to eat, consume” gv.prs5

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	śwām
      2	śwāt
      3	śwāṣ	śweñc, śweñc-äṃ

      • śwāl “to eat, consume” part.prs5

        	sg.f
        acc	śwālyāṃ

      • śwāl “flesh, meat” abstr.n.prs5

        	sg
        nom	śwāl
        acc	śwāl
        inst	śwālyo

        • śwālṣi “of meat” prs5
        • śwālaṣi “of meat” prs5
      • śwāmāṃ “eating, consuming” part.prs5

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	śwāmāṃ	śwāmāṃ	śwāmāṃ	śwāmāṃ
        acc	śwāmāṃ	śwāmāṃ	śwāmāṃ	śwāmāṃ

      • śwānt “eating, consuming” ptcp.prs5

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	śwānt	śwānt	śwāntāñ	śwāntāñ
        acc			śwāntās	śwāntās

    • śuwā- “to eat, consume” gv.subj5
      • śwātsi “to eat, consume, eating, consuming, food” inf.n.subj5

        	sg	pl
        nom	śwātsi, śwātsi-k	śwātsintu
        acc	śwātsi, śwātsi-k	śwātsintu
        loc	śwātsyaṃ	śwātsintwaṃ
        inst	śwātsiyo	śwātsintuyo

        • śwātsiṣi “to eat, consume, eating, consuming, food” subj5

          	sg.m
          acc	śwātsiṣi

          • śwātsi-yoktsi “food and beverage” n.subj5

            	sg	pl
            nom	śwātsi-yoktsi	śwātsi-yoktsintu
            acc	śwātsi-yoktsi	śwātsi-yoktsintu
            inst	śwātsi-yoktsiyo

Occurrences

śweñc

1	A 51 a2	yiñc • oñi pātrukaṃ	śweñc	/// a3 /// l·ne
2	A 104 a4	ṣ ; tso lo	śweñc	; taṃne wkänyo ;
3	A 166 a1	a1 /// ·w· c(a)mi	śweñc	– – – – ku a2 9σ
4	A 179.c a4	a4 /// (tm-ä)k	śwe(ñc)	/// a5 /// (yā)muṣ
5	A 179.c a5	a5 /// (yā)muṣ tm-äk	śweñc	॥ /// a6 ///
6	A 179.c a6	a6 /// (yāmu)ṣ{†ä} tm-äk	śweñc	/// b1 /// –
7	A 179.e a1	a1 /// tm-äk	śwe(ñc)	/// a2 /// –