chʼéhááh

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -hááh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -HAI, “a winter passes”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼéháːh/

Verb edit

chʼéhááh

a winter starts or ends
a year starts or ends

Usage notes edit

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	chʼéhááh
PERFECTIVE	chʼééhai
FUTURE	chʼídoohah