békaad

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kaad (momentaneous stem of root -KAAD, “flatness, an open container, or profusion of objects moves”)

Verb

békaad

  1. it becomes chipped

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE békaad
PERFECTIVE béékaad

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 302
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