chaahachi

Chickasaw

Etymology

From chaaha (“to be tall/high”) +‎ -chi (causative verb suffix). Compare Koasati chaihachilaho̱.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃáː.ha.t͡ʃi/

Verb

chaahachi

  1. (active voice, transitive) to make tall
  2. (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to increase, to make high (of numerical values and measurements)

Inflection

Class I Verb Subjects (Active)
Verbs beginning with a consonant. Singular Plural Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we) chaahachili
chaahachi-li		 iichaahachi / iliichaahachi / liichaahachi
ii-chaahachi / ilii-chaahachi / lii-chaahachi		 iloochaahachi
iloo-chaahachi
2nd-person (you, you all) ishchaahachi
ish-chaahachi		 hashchaahachi
hash-chaahachi
3rd-person (he, she, it, they) chaahachi (hoo)chaahachi
(hoo-)chaahachi

Derived terms

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