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b. मोट मोटा
moʈ moʈɑ

moʈ moʈ-ɑ

fat fat-VD

'fat' 'fatten'

c. िपअर िपअरा

piʌr piʌrɑ
piʌr piʌr-ɑ

yellow yellow-VD

'yellow' 'turn yellow'

d. हCरअर हCरआ

ɦʌriʌr ɦʌriɑ

ɦʌriʌr ɦʌriʌr-ɑ

green green-VD
'green 'turn green'

e. झूठ झुCठआ

ȷ ̈ uʈʰ ȷ ̈ uʈhiɑ

ȷ ̈ uʈʰ ȷ ̈ uʈʰ-iɑ

false false-VD
'false' 'falsify'

f. जूड़ जुड़ा

juɽ jʌɽɑ

juɽ juɽ-ɑ

cool cool-VD

'cool' 'satisfy'

Besides these, there are some adjectives used as verbs without any
morphological or semantic change: कCरआ /kʌriɑ/ 'black/blacken', खाटा /kʰɑʈɑ/ 'sour/be

̈
sour', ठंढा /ʈʰʌnɖɑ/ 'cold/be cold'.

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