"-KĘ́Ę́Z" meaning in Navajo

See -KĘ́Ę́Z in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *q(w)eːtsʼ (“stick-like or heavy object falls”). Cognate root found in Ahtna naghilkaetsʼ (“(knife, box) fell down”), Chipewyan -kéth (“long object drops”). The nasal vowel, found only in Navajo, is unexplained. See also -KÉÉZ where some confusion has arisen. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*q(w)eːtsʼ||stick-like or heavy object falls}} Proto-Athabaskan *q(w)eːtsʼ (“stick-like or heavy object falls”), {{cog|aht|naghilkaetsʼ||(knife, box) fell down}} Ahtna naghilkaetsʼ (“(knife, box) fell down”), {{cog|chp|-kéth||long object drops}} Chipewyan -kéth (“long object drops”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -KĘ́Ę́Z
  1. SSO moves, falls (as a stick, a pencil) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -TĄ́ (english: handle SSO), -TʼEʼ (english: propel SSO), -ʼÁ (english: SSO extends)
    Sense id: en--KĘ́Ę́Z-nv-root-waZfRO0Y Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      },
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          "english": "handle SSO",
          "word": "-TĄ́"
        },
        {
          "english": "propel SSO",
          "word": "-TʼEʼ"
        },
        {
          "english": "SSO extends",
          "word": "-ʼÁ"
        }
      ],
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    }
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  "pos": "root",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "pencil",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "handle SSO",
      "word": "-TĄ́"
    },
    {
      "english": "propel SSO",
      "word": "-TʼEʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "SSO extends",
      "word": "-ʼÁ"
    }
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  "word": "-KĘ́Ę́Z"
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