-saj

K'iche'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːx/

Suffix

-saj

  1. Forms causative verbs from -ik verb suffix
    räxarik (“to bruise”) → räxarisaj (“to make green”)
    ch’aqi’k (“to get wet”) → ch’aqisaj (“to make wet”)
    beyenik (“to be late”) → beyesaj (“to delay”)
  2. Forms verbs from -ik verb suffix
    to’tajik (“to finish; to complete”) → to’tajisaj (“to rescue; to save”)
    binik (“to walk”) → binisaj (“to drive”)

References

  • Christenson, Allen J. (2003), Kʼicheʼ-English dictionary and Guide to the pronunciation of the Kʼicheʼ-Maya alphabet‎[1], Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, →OCLC
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