"-CHÍÍL" meaning in All languages combined

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Root [Navajo]

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *tšitɬʼ (“snow”). Compare Navajo chííl (“snowstorm”). The root often appears with the emphatic infix -x-. The verb yíchííł translates as “a snowstorm arrives” in the imperfective mode, while in the perfective mode it means “it snows”. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*tšitɬʼ||snow}} Proto-Athabaskan *tšitɬʼ (“snow”), {{cog|nv|chííl||snowstorm}} Navajo chííl (“snowstorm”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -CHÍÍL
  1. to snow Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ZAS, -DZAAZ, -YOL
    Sense id: en--CHÍÍL-nv-root-3NEKtbTz Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "-ZAS"
        },
        {
          "word": "-DZAAZ"
        },
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          "word": "-YOL"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-CHÍÍL"
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        {
          "word": "-ZAS"
        },
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          "word": "-DZAAZ"
        },
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          "word": "-YOL"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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