-KʼĄĄD

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Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼanʸ (“slant, slope”).

Root

-KʼĄĄD

  1. to form an angle, to tilt, to slant
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
(di) + ∅ adjectival

S is square, angular, tilted

↳ hodikʼą́
ha + ∅ / ł adjectival

S is hunched, humped

di + ∅ transitional

S becomes tilted

S tilts, tips O

↳ adiiłkʼąąh
di + ∅ successive

S rocks, tilts back and forth

∅ extensional

S tilts down, slants

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
TRANS -kʼąąh -kʼąąd -kʼąął -kʼąąh -kʼąąh
REP -kʼąʼ -kʼąąd -kʼąął -kʼąąh -kʼąął
NEUT -kʼą́ -kʼą́ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to twist, bend, curve:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -KʼĄĄD (slant)

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