"bakaw-" meaning in Proto-Ryukyuan

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Verb

Etymology: Cognate with Kyūshū Japanese ばかう (“to fight to forcefully take away something”). Probably related to Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”). Etymology templates: {{cog|jpx-pro|*kap-|t=to buy}} Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”) Head templates: {{head|jpx-ryu-pro|verb}} *bakaw-
  1. to snatch; to forcefully take away Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-bakaw--jpx-ryu-pro-verb-582yuv1o Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Ryukyuan entries with incorrect language header
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Kunigami",
          "lang_code": "xug",
          "roman": "bōrun",
          "word": "ぼーるん"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "lang_code": "ryu",
          "roman": "bōyun",
          "word": "ぼーゆん"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Northern Ryukyuan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Miyako",
          "lang_code": "mvi",
          "roman": "bakō",
          "word": "ばこー"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yaeyama",
          "lang_code": "rys",
          "roman": "bagōn",
          "word": "ばごーん"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yaeyama",
          "lang_code": "rys",
          "roman": "bagaun",
          "word": "ばがうん"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yonaguni",
          "lang_code": "yoi",
          "roman": "bagun",
          "word": "ばぐん"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Ryukyuan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ばかう",
      "ばかう#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "*kap-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kap-"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "*kap-",
        "t": "to buy"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kyūshū Japanese ばかう (“to fight to forcefully take away something”). Probably related to Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "*bakaw-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Ryukyuan",
  "lang_code": "jpx-ryu-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/bakaw-",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Ryukyuan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to snatch; to forcefully take away"
      ],
      "id": "en-bakaw--jpx-ryu-pro-verb-582yuv1o",
      "links": [
        [
          "snatch",
          "snatch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bakaw-"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Kunigami",
          "lang_code": "xug",
          "roman": "bōrun",
          "word": "ぼーるん"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Okinawan",
          "lang_code": "ryu",
          "roman": "bōyun",
          "word": "ぼーゆん"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Northern Ryukyuan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Miyako",
          "lang_code": "mvi",
          "roman": "bakō",
          "word": "ばこー"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yaeyama",
          "lang_code": "rys",
          "roman": "bagōn",
          "word": "ばごーん"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yaeyama",
          "lang_code": "rys",
          "roman": "bagaun",
          "word": "ばがうん"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yonaguni",
          "lang_code": "yoi",
          "roman": "bagun",
          "word": "ばぐん"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Southern Ryukyuan",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ばかう",
      "ばかう#Japanese"
    ],
    [
      "*kap-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kap-"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "*kap-",
        "t": "to buy"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kyūshū Japanese ばかう (“to fight to forcefully take away something”). Probably related to Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "*bakaw-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Ryukyuan",
  "lang_code": "jpx-ryu-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/bakaw-",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Ryukyuan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Ryukyuan lemmas",
        "Proto-Ryukyuan verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to snatch; to forcefully take away"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snatch",
          "snatch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bakaw-"
}

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