"-DON" meaning in Navajo

See -DON in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʼ (“to become taut, full to burst”). Cognate with -DǪǪD (“to straighten up”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*dəmʼ||to become taut, full to burst}} Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʼ (“to become taut, full to burst”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -DON
  1. to blast, to explode, to shoot, to fire a gun Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -CHOZH, -CHʼIL, -DO, -TÁÁL, -KAI, -TʼOH, -ZIʼ

Download JSONL data for -DON meaning in Navajo (1.2kB)

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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "-ZIʼ"
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