haikʼę́ę́h

== Navajo == === Etymology === ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼę́ę́h (imperfective stem of root -KʼĘĘʼ, “to cut”). === Verb === haikʼę́ę́h he/she is cutting a notch in it, cutting a piece out. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift. ==== Verbal stems ==== ITERATIVE: -kʼęh OPTATIVE: -kʼę́ę́h ==== Related terms ==== yikʼęęh yikʼį́į́h