bikʼéstiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -kʼí- (“straight”) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, passive) + -tiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -TIʼ, “to spread a flat, flexible objects”)
Verb
bikʼéstiʼ
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only
| perfective | singular | duoplural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | bikʼéstiʼ | bikʼídaastiʼ | |
Derived terms
- abeʼ bikʼéstiʼí (“bra”)
- ajéí bikʼéstiʼígíí (“pericardium, membrane around lungs”)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 505