chʼétsʼǫǫd

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼǫǫd (imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D, “to stretch”).

Verb

chʼétsʼǫǫd

  1. he/she/it is stretching his/her neck out horizontally
  2. he/she/it is gawking out of a door or window
  3. it (a wire, rope) stretches out horizontally

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫd
  • FUTURE: -tsʼǫł
  • ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫd

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 643
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