nilkʼįh

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼįh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -KʼĮH, “to curdle”).

Verb

nilkʼįh

1. it curdles
2. it coagulates, it clots
3. it hardens
4. it congeals

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	nilkʼįh
PERFECTIVE	neeskʼįh
FUTURE	-

Derived terms

• abeʼ neeskʼįhígíí