-WOZH
Navajo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣əš (“thorn”). The noun hosh (“cactus”) comes from this root.
Root
-WOZH
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di | adjectival | S is thorny, prickly
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUT | -wozh | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -WOZH (be thorny)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ətšʼ (“to tickle”).
Root
-WOZH
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | operative | S is ticklish
|
S tickles O
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -wóósh | -wozh | -wosh | -wosh | -wóósh |
| REP | -wozh | -wozh | -wosh | -wosh | -wozh |
| NEUT | -wozh | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.