-KǪʼ

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Etymology

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Root

-KǪʼ

  1. to be smooth
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + l adjectival

S is smooth, bald

hodilkǫǫh
di + l transitional

S becomes smooth

hodiilkǫǫh
 
 

S makes O smooth

hodiiłkǫǫh
néidiiłkǫǫh (ná-, “back”)
ńʼdiiłkǫǫh

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
TRANS -kǫǫh -kǫʼ -kǫǫł -kǫǫh -kǫǫh / kǫǫł
NEUT -kǫǫh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KǪʼ (smooth)