pkäl

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Meaning:	“to bear, endure, suffer”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	käl-
Lexeme variants:	pkäl
Person:	second
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	imperative
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	imperative
Stem class:	2
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2	pkäl
3

Lexeme family

• käl-
  • käl- “to bear, endure, suffer” gv
    • käl- “to bear, endure, suffer” gv.pret2

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	kaklāṣt
      3	kakäl	kaklār

    • käl- “to bear, endure, suffer” gv.imp2

      	sg.act
      2	pkäl

    • käl- “to bear, endure, suffer” gv.prs8
      • klässi “to bear, endure, suffer” inf.n.prs8

        	sg
        nom	klässi
        acc	klässi

      • kälṣäl “to bear, endure, suffer” part.prs8

        	sg.m
        nom	kälṣäl

      • kläsmāṃ “bearing, enduring, suffering” part.prs8

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	kläsmāṃ	kläsmāṃ	kläsmāṃ	kläsmāṃ
        acc	kläsmāṃ	kläsmāṃ	kläsmāṃ	kläsmāṃ

Occurrences

pkäl

1	A 212 a4	; riñlune caṣ ;	pkäl	upādhyā ; /// 4σ
2	PK NS 3 a3	ñ· kurkal pa(tsaṃ) snumant	pkäl	• mār-ñaktes aräṃpāt {ma}ṇḍlaṃ
3	YQ I.6 b8	(:) (śäk) (we) (pi)	(pkäl)	(pkis) ; (el) esam
4	YQ II.4 a3	; riñlune ; caṣ	pkäl	upādhyā ; pyām tärkor