díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“sensory”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼǫ́ǫ́zh (neuter perfective stem of root -KʼǪSH, “to be sour, spoiled”).

Verb

díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh

1. it is sour, alkaline, salty

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.

Related terms

• dikʼǫsh (corresponding active verb)
• dííkʼǫsh (“yeast”)