"-GAN" meaning in Navajo

See -GAN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢa̓nʸ (“to be dry”). Cognate root found in Ahtna zggan (“it is dried”). See also Navajo asgąʼ (“dried remains”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ɢa̓nʸ||to be dry}} Proto-Athabaskan *ɢa̓nʸ (“to be dry”), {{cog|aht|zggan||it is dried}} Ahtna zggan (“it is dried”), {{cog|nv|asgąʼ||dried remains}} Navajo asgąʼ (“dried remains”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -GAN
  1. to dry up, to wither, to desiccate Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -TSEII
    Sense id: en--GAN-nv-root-6SUhA1pc Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Navajo terms belonging to the root -GAN (wither), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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          "word": "-TSEII"
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    }
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      "word": "-TSEII"
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  ],
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