"-CHA" meaning in Navajo

See -CHA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *čʷe̓ɣ (“to cry”). Cognate root found in Ahtna tsagh (“he is crying”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*čʷe̓ɣ||to cry}} Proto-Athabaskan *čʷe̓ɣ (“to cry”), {{cog|aht|tsagh||he is crying}} Ahtna tsagh (“he is crying”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -CHA
  1. to cry Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--CHA-nv-root-pVY01nWW Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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