-KʼǪSH
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼutšʼ (“to be sour, rancid”).
In Northern Athabaskan languages, the stem Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəž, with the same meaning, is derived from Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəš (“alder”), whence Navajo kʼish (“alder”).
Root
-KʼǪSH
- to be sour, be rancid, be bitter, be salty
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di | ? | S turns sour, salty, bitter
| |||||
| di | adjectival | S is sour, salty, bitter
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -kʼǫsh | -kʼǫsh | -kʼǫsh | -kʼǫsh | -kʼǫsh |
| CONT | -kʼǫǫsh | -kʼǫ́ǫ́zh | -kʼǫsh | -kʼǫsh | -kʼǫǫsh |
| NEUT | - | -kʼǫ́ǫ́zh | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to be sour, fermented:
- -ZÍÍʼ
to be spoiled:
- -CHXǪʼ
- -DZID
- -TÉÉL
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -KʼǪSH (sour)