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b. लात लितआ

lɑt lʌtiɑ
lɑt lɑt-iɑ
foot foot-VD

'foot' 'kick'

c. ठेzन ठेzिनआ
ʈʰeɦun ʈʰeɦuniɑ

ʈʰeɦun ʈʰeɦun-iɑ

knee knee-VD
'knee' 'kneel down'

d. गदOन गदOिनआ

ɡʌrdʌn ɡʌrdʌniɑ

ɡʌrdʌn ɡʌrdʌn-iɑ
neck neck-VD

'neck' 'hit on neck to drive out'
e. िपआस िपआसल
piɑs piɑsʌl

piɑs piɑs-ʌl

thirst thirst-VD

'thirst' 'to feel thirsty'

(ii) Verbal adjectives
Except perfect participles, adjectives are also derived from verbal roots by

suffixation, already discussed in 6.1.2. Besides, Bhojpuri has the reverse derivation
too, i.e., verbs are also derived from adjectives, as shown in (67a-f):

(67) Adjective to verb
Adjectives Derived verbs

a. दुबर दुबरा
dubʌr dubrɑ

dubʌr dubʌr-ɑ

weak weak-VD

'weak' 'weaken'

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