chwx

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From the root chox (“to be big”).

Adjective

chwx

  1. big, large

Derived terms

  • -chwgha' (“animal of large size”)
  • -lots'iɬchwgha' (“middle finger”)
  • not'wghi chwx (“mallard”)
  • tr'iyh chwx (“steamboat”)
  • tuchwx (“ocean”)

Stem

chwx

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Transitional chox (be big) chox (be big) chox (be big)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 89-90
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