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mashkawinan vti es
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hold it tight, have a firm grip on it

Paired with: mashkawin vta



nimashkawinaan 1s - 0s ind; omashkawinaan 3s - 0s ind; mashkawinang 3s - 0 conj; meshkawinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; mashkawinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mashkawin-/

nimashkawinaan1s - 0s ind es
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omashkawinaan3s - 0s ind es
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mashkawinang3s - 0 conj es
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meshkawinang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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mashkawinan2s - 0 imp es
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mashkawinan /mashkawin-/: /mashkaw-/
hard, strong, tough
; /-in/
act on h/ by hand

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mashkawinan vti hold it tight, have a firm grip on it
(benefactive) mashkawinamaw vta hold (it) tightly for h/ (detransitive) mashkawinige vai s/he holds things tight, holds things with a firm grip (verb of undergoing) mashkawinigaade vii it is held tight (by someone), "they" hold it tight (verb of undergoing) mashkawinigaazo vai s/he is held tight (by someone), "they" hold h/ tight

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