naakaad

Etymology

na- (downward) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kaad (momentaneous stem of root -KAAD, “a profusion of objects or an open container falls”)

Verb

naakaad

  1. a profusion of objects or liquid falls downwards

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE naakaad
PERFECTIVE náákaad

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 302