chox

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸaɣ. Cognate with Ahtna caax, Navajo -TSOH.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃʰɔx/, /tʃʰɔχ/

Root

chox

  1. to be large

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter chwx chwx chwx chwx
Transitional chox chox chux chox

Derived terms

  • chwx (“big”)
  • nechox (“it is big”)
  • niɬxeghelchox (“they are of equal size”)
  • xuchox (“it is big (areal)”)
  • xuchoxts'en' (“very much, intensely”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 89
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