-KʼǪSH

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼutšʼ (to be sour, rancid).

In Northern Athabaskan languages, the stem Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəž, with the same meaning, is derived from Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəš (alder), whence Navajo kʼish (alder).

Root

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-KʼǪSH

  1. to be sour, be rancid, be bitter, be salty
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di ? S turns sour, salty, bitter
di adjectival S is sour, salty, bitter

Stem set

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Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -kʼǫsh -kʼǫsh -kʼǫsh -kʼǫsh -kʼǫsh
CONT -kʼǫǫsh -kʼǫ́ǫ́zh -kʼǫsh -kʼǫsh -kʼǫǫsh
NEUT - -kʼǫ́ǫ́zh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

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to be sour, fermented:

to be spoiled:

 

Derived terms

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Navajo terms belonging to the root -KʼǪSH (sour)