"ben" meaning in Lower Tanana

See ben in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən. Doublet of benh (“lake”). Cognate with Ahtna ben, Navajo -BĮĮD. Etymology templates: {{inh|taa|ath-pro|*wən|*wən ~ bən}} Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən, {{cog|aht|ben}} Ahtna ben, {{cog|nv|-BĮĮD}} Navajo -BĮĮD Head templates: {{head|taa|root}} ben
  1. the water level moves Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ben-taa-root-HCs9RNq2 Categories (other): Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header, Lower Tanana roots Disambiguation of Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Lower Tanana roots: 100 0
  2. to paint Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ben-taa-root-f7weZDiM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: be'aɬ xwdedebeni (english: paintbrush), ch'edebenenh (english: painter), dedebenh (english: it is painted), nenolbenh (english: it is overflowing), nodedebiyh (english: it is repainted)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "paintbrush",
      "translation": "paintbrush",
      "word": "be'aɬ xwdedebeni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "painter",
      "translation": "painter",
      "word": "ch'edebenenh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "it is painted",
      "translation": "it is painted",
      "word": "dedebenh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "it is overflowing",
      "translation": "it is overflowing",
      "word": "nenolbenh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "it is repainted",
      "translation": "it is repainted",
      "word": "nodedebiyh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*wən",
        "4": "*wən ~ bən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "ben"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahtna ben",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-BĮĮD"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo -BĮĮD",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən. Doublet of benh (“lake”). Cognate with Ahtna ben, Navajo -BĮĮD.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "ben",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lower Tanana",
  "lang_code": "taa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Tanana roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the water level moves"
      ],
      "id": "en-ben-taa-root-HCs9RNq2",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to paint"
      ],
      "id": "en-ben-taa-root-f7weZDiM",
      "links": [
        [
          "paint",
          "paint"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ben"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lower Tanana lemmas",
    "Lower Tanana roots",
    "Lower Tanana terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Lower Tanana terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Pages with 51 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "paintbrush",
      "translation": "paintbrush",
      "word": "be'aɬ xwdedebeni"
    },
    {
      "english": "painter",
      "translation": "painter",
      "word": "ch'edebenenh"
    },
    {
      "english": "it is painted",
      "translation": "it is painted",
      "word": "dedebenh"
    },
    {
      "english": "it is overflowing",
      "translation": "it is overflowing",
      "word": "nenolbenh"
    },
    {
      "english": "it is repainted",
      "translation": "it is repainted",
      "word": "nodedebiyh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*wən",
        "4": "*wən ~ bən"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "ben"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahtna ben",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-BĮĮD"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo -BĮĮD",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *wən ~ bən. Doublet of benh (“lake”). Cognate with Ahtna ben, Navajo -BĮĮD.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "ben",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lower Tanana",
  "lang_code": "taa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the water level moves"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to paint"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paint",
          "paint"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ben"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Lower Tanana dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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