-KǪʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"

Root

-KǪʼ

  1. to be smooth
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + l adjectival

S is smooth, bald

hodilkǫǫh
di + l transitional

S becomes smooth

hodiilkǫǫh
 
 

S makes O smooth

hodiiłkǫǫh
néidiiłkǫǫh (ná-, “back”)
ńʼdiiłkǫǫh
  • yikʼiidiiłkǫǫh

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -kǫǫh -kǫʼ -kǫǫł -kǫǫh -kǫǫh / -kǫǫł
Neuter -kǫǫh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KǪʼ (smooth)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 330