honíkʼą́

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -ni- (adjectival) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼą́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -KʼĄĄD, “to tilt, slant”). Equivalent to ho- + dikʼą́.

Verb

honíkʼą́

  1. it has the form or shape of a square

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 342
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