ahééhéchʼííh

Etymology

ahéé- (“in a circle”) + -hi- (seriative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼííh (momentaneous stem of root -CHʼI, “to blow”)

Verb

ahééhéchʼííh

  1. a current of air or breeze blows around and around in a circle
  2. there is a current of air

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE ahééhéchʼííh
PERFECTIVE ahééheezhchʼi

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 104
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