"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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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "paintbrush",
      "translation": "paintbrush",
      "word": "be'aɬ xwdedebeni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "painter",
      "translation": "painter",
      "word": "ch'edebenenh"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "it is painted",
      "translation": "it is painted",
      "word": "dedebenh"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "it is overflowing",
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      "word": "nenolbenh"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Navajo -BĮĮD",
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "water",
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          "move",
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        "to paint"
      ],
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    {
      "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"
    }
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      "benh",
      "benh#Lower_Tanana"
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      "ben",
      "ben#Ahtna"
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      "-BĮĮD",
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      "expansion": "Ahtna ben",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "-BĮĮD"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo -BĮĮD",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
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      ],
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        [
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          "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 2026-10-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-10-01 using wiktextract (19f9a30 and 6f96ddf). 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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