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complex meaning seldom can be deduced or guessed from its individual components.
But in my observation, the host appears mostly as a verb and only it is meaningful

since दे /de-/ is omitted semantically in the environment as shown in (38a-b).

(38) a. मोितयािबन आऩर कर देला ।
motiɑbin ɑn ̥ ʌr kʌr delɑ

motiɑbin ɑn ̥ ʌr kʌr de-lɑ
cataract blind do give-3SG.PRES

'Cataract causes blindness.' (09.255)
b. ... कृ^ण सुदश_न च` से िशशुपाल के मार देहलB, ... ।

krisnʌ sudʌrsʌn cʌkrʌ se sisupɑl ke mɑr
krisnʌ sudʌrsʌn cʌkrʌ se sisupɑl ke mɑr

Krishna Sudarshan cog means Shishupal ACC kill

deɦlẽ
de-lẽ
give-PST.H

' Krishna killed Shishupal with his Sudarshan Chakra, a sharp-edged
revolving cog .' (07.072)

Likewise, noun appears as a host in दे /de-/ conjuncts in Bhojpuri as already
shown, now exemplified in (39a-b).

(39) a. ओही मB से एगो आदमी छोटका के हावभाव पर uयान देलक ।

oɦi mẽ se eɡo ɑdmi cʰoʈkɑ ke
oɦ-i mẽ se ek-ɡo ɑdmi cʰoʈ-kɑ ke
that-EMPH LOC source one-CLF man small-DEF GEN

ɦɑob ̤ ɑo pʌr d ̤ yɑn delʌk
ɦɑob ̤ ɑo pʌr d ̤ yɑn de-ʌl-ʌkʰ
gesture LOC attention give-.PP-3SG.PST
'From among them, a man paid attention to the outlook of the younger.' (10.083)

b. दान देवेके सुपातर के ।

dɑn deweke supɑtʌr ke
dɑn de-e-ke supɑtʌr ke

donation give-PUR-SEQ capable person ACC
'A capable person should be donated.' (09.008)

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