dichʼííh

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼííh (momentaneous stem of root -CHʼI, “to blow”)

Verb

dichʼííh

  1. a breeze comes up, starts to blow

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE dichʼííh
PERFECTIVE deeshchʼi

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 104
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