"-CHʼIL" meaning in Navajo

See -CHʼIL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *čʷ’ə̓tɬ’ (“to shrivel”), with multiple extended meanings. Cognate roots found in Ahtna naʼugheltsʼetlʼ (“it shrank”), yiłtsʼetlʼ (“he scorched it”), neltsʼetlʼ (“he has his eyes closed”), deltsʼetlʼ (“fire pops”), Koyukon tsʼetł (“shrubs, small willows”), Gwich'in diltrʼal (“fire crackled”), niltrʼal (“he had his eyes closed”), trʼał (“brush, undergrowth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*čʷ’ə̓tɬ’||to shrivel}} Proto-Athabaskan *čʷ’ə̓tɬ’ (“to shrivel”), {{cog|aht|naʼugheltsʼetlʼ||it shrank}} Ahtna naʼugheltsʼetlʼ (“it shrank”), {{cog|koy|tsʼetł||shrubs, small willows}} Koyukon tsʼetł (“shrubs, small willows”), {{cog|gwi|diltrʼal||fire crackled}} Gwich'in diltrʼal (“fire crackled”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -CHʼIL
  1. to curl, to shrivel Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--CHʼIL-nv-root-Z4aqyV7P Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 32 32
  2. to curl, to shrivel Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--CHʼIL-nv-root-o~jFJAvY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 32 32
  3. to curl, to shrivel Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--CHʼIL-nv-root-uKQ3k2G~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -MÁÁZ, -TAAZ, -ZHAʼ, -KʼOL, -GĘSH, -GIZH
Categories (other): Navajo roots Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 0 0 0
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        ],
        [
          "curly",
          "curly"
        ],
        [
          "yishchʼil",
          "yishchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "peels",
          "peels"
        ],
        [
          "yiilchʼííł",
          "yiilchʼííł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "bélchʼil",
          "bélchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "yiiłchʼííł",
          "yiiłchʼííł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "yiʼniiłchʼííł",
          "yiʼniiłchʼííł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "neiłchʼil",
          "neiłchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "shichʼil",
          "shichʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "undercooks",
          "undercooks"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ],
        [
          "yiłchʼil",
          "yiłchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "eyes",
          "eyes"
        ],
        [
          "blinks",
          "blinks"
        ],
        [
          "niilchʼííł",
          "niilchʼííł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "niłchʼil",
          "niłchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "niilchʼił",
          "niilchʼił#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "crackles",
          "crackles"
        ],
        [
          "dilchʼił",
          "dilchʼił#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "lightning",
          "lightning"
        ],
        [
          "łeʼdilchʼííł",
          "łeʼdilchʼííł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "nʼdilchʼil",
          "nʼdilchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "adiilchʼił",
          "adiilchʼił#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "dense",
          "dense"
        ],
        [
          "brushy",
          "brushy"
        ],
        [
          "díłchʼil",
          "díłchʼil#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "hodíłchʼil",
          "hodíłchʼil#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to curl, to shrivel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-MÁÁZ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-TAAZ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ZHAʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-KʼOL"
    },
    {
      "word": "-GĘSH"
    },
    {
      "word": "-GIZH"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-CHʼIL"
}

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