asdzoh

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -s- (stative perfective marker) + d- (classifier) + zoh (perfective verb stem), from -zóóh (“make a mark, draw a line”)

The noun sense is a direct nominalization of the verb, and likely derives from the way that inches would be marked out, either on a ruler or on the item being measured.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀st͡sòh/

Noun

asdzoh

  1. inch
    naakitsʼáadahdi asdzoh ― twelve inches

Synonyms

Verb

asdzoh

  1. a mark was made
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