bídiilííd
Navajo
Etymology
bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -di- (“fire”) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lííd (momentaneous stem of root -LID, “to burn”)
Verb
bídiilííd
- it sticks to something (as burned food to a skillet)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/∅), third person only
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | bídiilííd |
| PERFECTIVE | bídiliid |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 370