iikęęs

Etymology

ʼa- (away) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier)-kęęs (momentaneous stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)

Verb

iikęęs

  1. a slender stiff object flys or falls away and out of sight

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE iikęęs
PERFECTIVE ííkę́ę́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 322