Dictionary:-va

Besoh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Andusian *-wa, through Proto-South-Andusian -wa; Besoh w > v.

Suffix

-va

1. forms the stative: being in the state of the base
2. the passive of transitive verbs (humva “be woven”)
3. (grammar) forms the passive participle, standing before its noun: humva humme “woven cloth”