klāwa

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Meaning:	“to be called”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	klāwā-
Lexeme variants:	klāwa
Person:	third
Number:	singular
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
3	klāwa			klawāte

Lexeme family

• klāwā-
  • klāw- “to name, announce” kaus
    • klāw- “to name, announce” kaus.prs9b

      	sg.act
      1	klāwäskau
      3	klāwäṣṣäṃ

      • klāwäṣṣeñca “naming, announcing” ptcp.prs9b

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	klāwäṣṣeñca	klāwäṣṣeñca	klāwäṣṣeñcañ	klāwäṣṣeñcañ
        acc	klāwäṣṣeñcai	klāwäṣṣeñcai

    • klāw- “to name, announce” kaus.subj9b
      • klāwästsi “to name, announce” inf.n.subj9b

        	sg
        nom	klāwästsi
        acc	klāwästsi

  • klāwā- “to be called” gv
    • klāwi “fame” msg

      	sg
      nom	klāwi
      acc	klāwi

    • klāwā- “to be called” gv.prs4

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      3	klowotär	klyowontär

    • klāwā- “to be called” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	sg.mid
      3	klāwa	klawāte

      • kaklāwau “to be called” part.pret1

        	sg.m
        nom	kaklāwau

Occurrences

klāwa

1	PK AS 16.3 b1	kṣatriyenmeṃ ompostäṃ (brā)hmañe camel	klāwa	ispek ṣäp ॥ arāḍeṃne
2	THT 108 b2	cwi ñemtsa ; wartto	klāwa	• ga b3 yāśirṣ
3	THT 1235 b3	ñmyo mu sa tusa	klāwa	sumati • salypi e