lotkar

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Meaning:	“to turn, become”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	klautkā-
Lexeme variants:	lotkar
Person:	third
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2	lotkaṣt
3	lotäk, lotka-ṃ, lotka-m	lotkar, lotkar-äm

Lexeme family

• lotkā-
  • lotkā- “to turn, become” gv
    • lotäk “way, manner” “future” m

      	sg	pl
      nom	lotäk	lotkañ, lotkas
      acc	lotäk	lotkas
      loc		lotksaṃ
      inst		lotkasyo
      perl	lotkā	lotksā

      • lotkluneyum

        	sg.m
        nom	lotkluneyum
        acc	lotkluneyumänt

    • lotkā- “to turn, become” gv.prs7

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	lotäṅkāṣ	lotäṅke

    • lotkā- “to turn, become” gv.subj5

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	lotkam
      2		lotkac
      3	lotkiṣ, lotkaṣ	lotke

      • lotklune “turning (back), behavior” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	lotklune
        acc	lotklune

      • lotkal “to turn, become” part.subj5

        	sg.m
        nom	lotkal

    • lotkā- “to turn, become” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	lotkaṣt
      3	lotäk, lotka-ṃ, lotka-m	lotkar, lotkar-äm

      • lālotku “to turn, become” part.pret1

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	lālotku, lālotkunt	lālotkunt	lālotkunt	lālotkunt
        acc	lālotkunt	lālotkunt	lālotkunt	lālotkunt

    • lotkā- “to turn, become” gv.imp1

      	sg.act
      2	plotäk

Occurrences

lotkar

1	A 313 a3	wrasañ puk wlyepe sākre	l(ot)k(a)r	॥ tmäṣ ptāñkät käṣṣi
2	A 313 a4	särki śla pältsäkk oki	lotkar	ñäktaśśi pättāñäktes kapśiññan-äk śmoññe