pkāla

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Meaning:	“to lead, bring”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	kälā-
Lexeme variants:	pkāla
Person:	second
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	imperative
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	imperative
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2	pkāla, pkāla-ñ	kalas		pkalar, pkalar-ñ, pkalar-ne	pkalat
3

Lexeme family

• kälā-
  • käl- “to let lead (the way)” kaus
    • käl- “to let lead (the way)” kaus.pret2

      	sg.mid
      1	śālamai

    • käl- “to let lead (the way)” kaus.imp2

      	pl.mid
      2	śālāt

  • kälā- “to lead, bring” gv
    • klāṣuki “the one who brings” agnt.m

      	sg
      nom	klāṣuki, klaṣṣuki
      acc	klāṣukiṃ

    • kälā- “to lead, bring” gv.prs10a

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	källāskau	klāskem		källāskemtär
      3	källāṣṣäṃ	källāskeñ-c, källāskeṃ-ne	källāstär

      • källāṣṣälle “bringing” part.prs10a

        	sg.m
        nom	källāṣṣälle

      • källāṣṣeñca “leading, bringing” ptcp.prs10a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.f
        nom	källāṣṣeñca	källāṣṣeñca	källāṣṣeñcana
        acc			källāṣṣeñcana

    • kälā- “to lead, bring” gv.subj5

      	sg.act	sg.mid
      1	kaloym	kälamār
      2	kalat-neśc	kalatar, kalatar-ñ
      3	kālaṃ-ñ	kaloytar, kalatär

      • kalalyñe “to lead, bring” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	kalalyñe
        acc	kalalyñe

      • kalatsi “to lead, bring” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	kalatsi
        acc	kalatsi

      • kalalle “to lead, bring” part.subj5

        	sg.m	pl.f
        nom	kalalle	kälālyana
        acc		kälālyana

    • kälā- “to lead, bring” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1			klāmai	klāmnte
      2			klātai
      3	śala	śilāre-ne	klāte	klānte, klānte-ne

      • kälau “to lead, bring” part.pret1

        	sg.m
        nom	kälau

        • klor “leading, bringing” abstr.pret1

          	sg
          nom	klor
          acc	klor
          abl	klormeṃ

    • kälā- “to lead, bring” gv.imp1

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      2	pkāla, pkāla-ñ	kalas	pkalar, pkalar-ñ, pkalar-ne	pkalat

Occurrences

pkāla

1	PK AS 17C a3	ñī w(e)weñoṣ rekine ;	pkāla	palsko : tañ maiyyane
2	PK AS 17E a1	/// (wä)tk(a)ṣṣ(äṃ)-n(e) w(e)nts(i) •	pk(ā)l(a)	ś(amaś)ke(ṃ) – – – – ñ· –
3	PK AS 17F b2	śaumoṣṣepi ; naumyentse ;	pkāla	wamer ; naumyeṣṣai ;
4	PK NS 398 a2	walo hastāṅkuśeṃ kāka weñā-neś	pkāla	a3 /// mäkcau smāṃ