caax

caax

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸaɣ.

Root

caax

  1. to be big
  2. to be expensive, valuable

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter caax caax caax caax
Distributive cogh cogh cogh cogh
Continuative cax cax cax cax
Transitional caax caax cax caax

Derived terms

  • cogh (see there for further derivations)
  • dełcaax
  • dicaaxi (“money”)
  • ghiłcaax
  • iʼdelcaax (“he/she is proud”)
  • iʼdezcax (“it is expensive”)
  • kałcaax (“an area is big”)
  • kughiłcaaxdzeʼ (“everywhere”)
  • lcogh
  • niłghalcaax, niłghalcogh (“they are equally big”)
  • ntsʼe iʼdicaax (“how much is it?”)
  • sughiłcaax
  • tidadghicaax

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 109
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