hółchxon

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -ni- (adjectival) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chxon (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb

hółchxon

  1. it (an area, place) stinks, smells bad

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni) This verb has no other forms.

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 82
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