yoołkááł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yi- (“night passes”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive stem of root -KĄ́, “night passes”).
yi- (“night, dawn”) + yi- (progressive mode prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive verb stem)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]yoołkááł
- to become day, daytime
- to be a date, day
- Níłchʼitsoh 22, 2024go yoołkááł ― today’s date is December 22, 2024.
- tááʼtsʼáadahgóó yoołkááł dííshjį́, Ndaʼiiníísh ― today is the 13th, Friday.
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This verb is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only.
Noun
[edit]yoołkááł
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi-
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -KĄ́ (night passes)
- Navajo terms with audio pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- nv:Calendar