laikāte

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Meaning:	“to wash”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	likā-
Lexeme variants:	laikāte

Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	middle

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3				laikāte	laikānte

Lexeme family

likā-
- likā- “to wash” gv
  - likā- “to wash” gv.prs6
    
    sg.mid
    
    3 laikanatär
  - likā- “to wash” gv.subj5
    
    pl.mid
    
    3 laikontär-ñ
    - laikatsi “to wash” inf.n.subj5
      
      sg
      
      nom laikatsi
      
      acc laikatsi
    - laikalñe “to wash” abstr.n.subj5
      
      sg
      
      nom laikalñe
      
      acc laikalñe
      
      perl laikalñesa
  - likā- “to wash” gv.pret1
    
    sg.mid pl.mid
    
    3 laikāte laikānte
    - lalaikau “having washed” part.pret1
      
      sg.m
      
      nom lalaikau
      - lalaikar “after having washed” abstr.pret1
        
        sg
        
        nom lalaikar
        
        acc lalaikar
        
        abl lalaikarmeṃ
- lik- “to wash” kaus
  - lik- “to wash” kaus.prs8
    
    sg.act sg.mid
    
    3 likṣyen-ne, likṣan-me likṣītär, likṣtär
    - lyikṣalle “to wash” part.prs8
      
      sg.m
      
      nom lyikṣalle

Occurrences

laikāte

1

lyyāsa wrenta ; po

: ñakti arjuṃ ;