tsākaṃ

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Meaning:	“to pierce, bite”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	tsākā-
Lexeme variants:	tsākaṃ
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	subjunctive
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	5
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	tsākaṃ, tsākaṃ-ne

Lexeme family

• tsākā-
  • tsākā- “to pierce, bite” gv
    • tsākā- “to pierce, bite” gv.prs6

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	tsaknoy, tsāknaṃ	tsaknoyeñ-c

    • tsākā- “to pierce, bite” gv.subj5

      	sg.act
      3	tsākaṃ, tsākaṃ-ne

    • tsākā- “to pierce, bite” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	tsāka

      • tsatsākau “to pierce, bite” part.pret1

        	sg.m
        nom	tsatsākau

Occurrences

tsākaṃ

1	PK AS 3B b1	/// (lope) (te)b1rwe ke=	tsākaṃ	sāṃtke weñau ॥ śatapuṣp
2	THT 503 a2	– klo auk catä	tsākaṃ	tesa näsait y· ///