naʼayąʼ

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yą́ (continuative/diversative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to eat”).

Verb

naʼayąʼ

  1. to eat around here and there (e.g. at different restaurants)
  2. to go about mooching meals

Derived terms

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 692
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