-CHĄĄʼ
See also: chąąʼ, -chą́ą́ʼ, -chąąʼ, -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, and chaaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *čʷanʼ ~ *čʷənʼ (“to defecate”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna tsaanʼ (“excrement”), estsenʼ (“I defecate”), Gwich'in tryąʼ (“excrement”).
Root
-CHĄĄʼ
- to defecate, to cover with filth, to masturbate
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø | conversive | S defecates, produces filth (on P)
| S defecates O, dirties O (on P)
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -chįįh | -chąąʼ | -chįįł | -chįįh | -chįįh |
| CONCL / CONT | -chįʼ | -chąąʼ | -chįįł | -chįįh | -chįʼ |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
dirty:
- -BÉÉZH
- -ʼIH
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĄĄʼ (defecate)