-KʼĄĄD

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
  • bídazneeskʼą́
  • honíkʼą́
ha + ∅ / ł adjectival

S is hunched, humped

  • haakʼąął (PROG)
  • haʼoołkʼąął
di + ∅ transitional

S becomes tilted

  • diikʼąąh

S tilts, tips O

  • diiłkʼąąh
↳ adiiłkʼąąh
di + ∅ successive

S rocks, tilts back and forth

∅ extensional

S tilts down, slants

  • yikʼą́ (NEUT, impf.)
  • yíkʼą́ (NEUT, perf.)
  • náákʼą́
  • táákʼą́

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
TRANS -kʼąąh -kʼąąd -kʼąął -kʼąąh -kʼąąh
CONT -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)
dikʼą́
ndikʼąʼ
yikʼą́
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