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bakara

Bingham

bákara

n. ill treatment of a foster child.
neglect of harvesting.

b'akaraa

a. not well married.

b'akara

vt. to fall upon.

Sabatier

bakara

from. baka.
vt. to fall on, to surprise, to attack suddenly, to shock.
idiom. e bakarai te bata: the house fell on me (or) I was stupefied; idem.
sup. rere bakara: to fall on like lightning.

bakara1

n. unlucky, ill luck (in marriage only).

bakara2

idiom. e na bakara: it is not so bad (or) it can be appreciated (said to excuse oneself for the poor gift one is giving).

bakara3

n. dirt, stains.
a. dirty, daubed.
vc. kabakara: to make dirty, to spread or daub.
ex. kabakabakara.

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