-baj
K'iche'
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɓaːx/
Suffix
-baj
- Alternative form of -ba’ or another verb suffix.
- Forms verbs from verbs
- tzaj (“to dry”) → tzaibaj (“to hang up”)
- bil(o) (“to anoint; to rub on”) → bilbaj (“to rub with feet”)
- (rarely) Forms ditransitive verbs from transitive verbs
- k’uli’k (“to marry”) → k’ulibaj (“to marry off”)
- (rarely) Forms intransitive verbs from transitive verbs
- q’ej(o) (“to pour liquid into”) → q’ebaj (“to go across”)
- (rarely) Forms verbs from nouns
- wuch’ (“opossum”) → wuch’baj (“to squat”)
References
- Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary