wākñam

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Meaning:	“(act.) to take apart”; “(mid.) to differ”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	wāk-
Lexeme variants:	wākñam
Person:	first
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	subjunctive
Root character:	alt-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	7
Valency:	intransitive; transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	wākñam, wākñam-ci
2
3	wākñäṣ-ñi

Lexeme family

• wākā-
  • wākā- “to split apart, break apart, burst” gv
    • wākā- “to split apart, break apart, burst” gv.subj5

      	sg.act
      3	wākaṣ, wākaṣ-äṃ

      • wākal “to split apart, break apart, burst” part.subj5

        	sg.m
        nom	wākal
        acc	wākaläṃ

    • wākā- “to split apart, break apart, burst” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	wāka-ṃ

    • wākā- “to split apart, break apart, burst” gv.pret0

      	sg.mid
      3	wākät

  • wāk- “(act.) to take apart” “(mid.) to differ” agv
    • wāk- “(act.) to take apart” “(mid.) to differ” agv.prs8

      	sg.mid
      3	wākäṣtär

      • wākṣant “taking apart” ptcp.prs8

        	sg.m	sg.f
        nom	wākṣant	wākṣant
        acc	wākṣantāṃ	wākṣantāṃ

    • wāk- “(act.) to take apart” “(mid.) to differ” agv.subj7

      	sg.act
      1	wākñam, wākñam-ci
      3	wākñäṣ-ñi

    • wāk- “(act.) to take apart” “(mid.) to differ” agv.pret3

      	pl.act
      3	wākär