naachʼi

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼííh (continuative stem of root -CHʼI, “to blow”)

Verb

naachʼi

  1. a breeze or current of air blows about
  2. it is drafty

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE naachʼi
PERFECTIVE naazhchʼi

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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