"cen" meaning in Ahtna

See cen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tcen [alternative], decen [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən (“stick, base”). Cognate with Lower Tanana chenh, Navajo tsin. Etymology templates: {{inh|aht|ath-pro|*kʸən||stick, base}} Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən (“stick, base”), {{cog|taa|chenh}} Lower Tanana chenh, {{cog|nv|tsin}} Navajo tsin Head templates: {{head|aht|noun}} cen, {{tlb|aht|Central|Lower|Western}} (Central, Lower, Western)
  1. stick
    Sense id: en-cen-aht-noun-j1PdkUzt Categories (other): Ahtna entries with incorrect language header, Lower Ahtna Disambiguation of Ahtna entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 18 27 18 Disambiguation of Lower Ahtna: 20 20 20 20 20
  2. log
    Sense id: en-cen-aht-noun-g2~xhOe0 Categories (other): Ahtna entries with incorrect language header, Lower Ahtna Disambiguation of Ahtna entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 18 27 18 Disambiguation of Lower Ahtna: 20 20 20 20 20
  3. pole
    Sense id: en-cen-aht-noun-uUJa~eH1 Categories (other): Ahtna entries with incorrect language header, Lower Ahtna Disambiguation of Ahtna entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 18 27 18 Disambiguation of Lower Ahtna: 20 20 20 20 20
  4. wooden object
    Sense id: en-cen-aht-noun-pb9XA2aZ Categories (other): Ahtna entries with incorrect language header, Lower Ahtna, Western Ahtna Disambiguation of Ahtna entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 18 27 18 Disambiguation of Lower Ahtna: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Western Ahtna: 19 19 19 25 19
  5. stem, stalk, trunk (of a tree)
    Sense id: en-cen-aht-noun-nfE9dlb4 Categories (other): Ahtna entries with incorrect language header, Lower Ahtna Disambiguation of Ahtna entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 18 27 18 Disambiguation of Lower Ahtna: 20 20 20 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biceniʼaay (english: axe), -ceneʼ (english: base), cenʼłghatsʼi (english: carpenter ant), cenʼłkatlʼi (english: woodpecker), cenkʼaʼ (english: arrow), tsaeł ceneʼ (english: chopping block), łinacen (english: in a pile), nacenyaesi (english: hummock)

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "axe",
      "translation": "axe",
      "word": "biceniʼaay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "base",
      "translation": "base",
      "word": "-ceneʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "carpenter ant",
      "translation": "carpenter ant",
      "word": "cenʼłghatsʼi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "woodpecker",
      "translation": "woodpecker",
      "word": "cenʼłkatlʼi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "arrow",
      "translation": "arrow",
      "word": "cenkʼaʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "chopping block",
      "translation": "chopping block",
      "word": "tsaeł ceneʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "in a pile",
      "translation": "in a pile",
      "word": "łinacen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hummock",
      "translation": "hummock",
      "word": "nacenyaesi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*kʸən",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/kʸən"
    ],
    [
      "chenh",
      "chenh#Lower_Tanana"
    ],
    [
      "tsin",
      "tsin#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*kʸən",
        "4": "",
        "5": "stick, base"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən (“stick, base”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "chenh"
      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana chenh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "tsin"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo tsin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən (“stick, base”). Cognate with Lower Tanana chenh, Navajo tsin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tcen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "cen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "Central",
        "3": "Lower",
        "4": "Western"
      },
      "expansion": "(Central, Lower, Western)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ahtna",
  "lang_code": "aht",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 18 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ahtna entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Ahtna",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stick"
      ],
      "id": "en-cen-aht-noun-j1PdkUzt",
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 18 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ahtna entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Ahtna",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "log"
      ],
      "id": "en-cen-aht-noun-g2~xhOe0",
      "links": [
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 18 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ahtna entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Ahtna",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pole"
      ],
      "id": "en-cen-aht-noun-uUJa~eH1",
      "links": [
        [
          "pole",
          "pole"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 18 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ahtna entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Ahtna",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 19 25 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Western Ahtna",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wooden object"
      ],
      "id": "en-cen-aht-noun-pb9XA2aZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 18 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ahtna entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Ahtna",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stem, stalk, trunk (of a tree)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cen-aht-noun-nfE9dlb4",
      "links": [
        [
          "stem",
          "stem"
        ],
        [
          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ],
        [
          "trunk",
          "trunk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cen"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ahtna entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ahtna lemmas",
    "Ahtna nouns",
    "Ahtna terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Ahtna terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Lower Ahtna",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Western Ahtna",
    "cy:Dental hygiene",
    "cy:Lichens",
    "cy:Skin"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "axe",
      "translation": "axe",
      "word": "biceniʼaay"
    },
    {
      "english": "base",
      "translation": "base",
      "word": "-ceneʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "carpenter ant",
      "translation": "carpenter ant",
      "word": "cenʼłghatsʼi"
    },
    {
      "english": "woodpecker",
      "translation": "woodpecker",
      "word": "cenʼłkatlʼi"
    },
    {
      "english": "arrow",
      "translation": "arrow",
      "word": "cenkʼaʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "chopping block",
      "translation": "chopping block",
      "word": "tsaeł ceneʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "in a pile",
      "translation": "in a pile",
      "word": "łinacen"
    },
    {
      "english": "hummock",
      "translation": "hummock",
      "word": "nacenyaesi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*kʸən",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/kʸən"
    ],
    [
      "chenh",
      "chenh#Lower_Tanana"
    ],
    [
      "tsin",
      "tsin#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*kʸən",
        "4": "",
        "5": "stick, base"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən (“stick, base”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "chenh"
      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana chenh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "tsin"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo tsin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *kʸən (“stick, base”). Cognate with Lower Tanana chenh, Navajo tsin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tcen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "cen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "Central",
        "3": "Lower",
        "4": "Western"
      },
      "expansion": "(Central, Lower, Western)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ahtna",
  "lang_code": "aht",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "log"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "log",
          "log"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pole"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pole",
          "pole"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wooden object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stem, stalk, trunk (of a tree)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stem",
          "stem"
        ],
        [
          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ],
        [
          "trunk",
          "trunk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cen"
}

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