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'fat or thick' 'fatness/thickness'
g. चौड़ा चौड़ाई

cɔɽɑ cɔɽɑi
cɔɽɑ cɔɽɑ-ɑi

broad broad-ND
'broad' 'breadth'

Examples from verb to noun are as follows:
(20) Verb to noun

VERB NOUN
a. िलख िलखाई

likʰ likʰɑi
likʰ likʰ-ɑi

write write-ND
'write' 'writing/wage for so'

b. खा खवाई
kʰɑ kʰʌwɑi

kʰɑ kʰɑ-wɑi
eat eat-ND

'eat' 'eating'
c. िनरेख िनरेखन
nirekʰ nirekʰʌn

nirekʰ nirekʰ-ʌn
inspect nirekʰ-ND

'inspect' 'inspection'
d. राख राखी

rɑkʰ rɑkʰi
rɑkʰ rɑkʰ-i

keep/guard keep/guard-ND
'keep/guard' 'keeping/guarding'

e. राख /rɑkʰ/ 'keep' रखवार/ 'keeper'

rɑkʰ rʌkʰwɑr
rɑkʰ rɑkʰ-wɑr
keep/guard keep/guard-ND

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