"-GHAAZH" meaning in Navajo

See -GHAAZH in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ʷa̓ž ~ *ɣ̇ʊš (“to make a bubbling noise”). Occurs in Navajo in bases of disparate meanings related to “bubbling”, “shouting” and “sleeping”, probably originating in distinct roots that merged in shape. These meanings are found in parts in other Athabaskan languages too: * in Ahtna tnelghots (“it is boiling”), telghaas (“fish started swimming (bubbling?)”), delghos (“they are shouting”); * in Koyukon nilɣos (“melted”), dəlɣʊs (“they are making noise”); * in Chipewyan nɛ́sɣáz (“my face swole up”), níłxáz (“I boiled it”), dɛlɣus (“it barks”), ɛ’ɛłxus (“he snored”); * in Mattole ’iłgwóxw (“you snore, are sound asleep”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ɣ̇ʷa̓ž ~ *ɣ̇ʊš||to make a bubbling noise}} Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ʷa̓ž ~ *ɣ̇ʊš (“to make a bubbling noise”), {{cog|aht|tnelghots||it is boiling}} Ahtna tnelghots (“it is boiling”), {{cog|koy|nilɣos||melted}} Koyukon nilɣos (“melted”), {{cog|chp|nɛ́sɣáz||my face swole up}} Chipewyan nɛ́sɣáz (“my face swole up”), {{cog|mvb|’iłgwóxw||you snore, are sound asleep}} Mattole ’iłgwóxw (“you snore, are sound asleep”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -GHAAZH
  1. to bubble, to boil Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--GHAAZH-nv-root-4gZUYKEr
  2. to bubble, to boil Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--GHAAZH-nv-root-3AIgCGRN Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 0 70 30 Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 0 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 88 12
  3. to bubble, to boil Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--GHAAZH-nv-root-lY5zX~GM Categories (other): Navajo roots Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 0 70 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -CHOZH, -BÉÉZH
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          "iiniiłgháásh",
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          "iiłháásh",
          "iiłháásh#Navajo"
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          "yiʼiiłháásh",
          "yiʼiiłháásh#Navajo"
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          "ńdíʼníiłháásh",
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          "ałhosh",
          "ałhosh#Navajo"
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          "náʼiilgháásh",
          "náʼiilgháásh#Navajo"
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          "áhodiilgháásh",
          "áhodiilgháásh#Navajo"
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          "ádiʼiilgháásh",
          "ádiʼiilgháásh#Navajo"
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          "adiniilgháásh",
          "adiniilgháásh#Navajo"
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          "hanilgháásh",
          "hanilgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
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          "hainiłháásh",
          "hainiłháásh#Navajo"
        ],
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          "hadaʼniłháásh",
          "hadaʼniłháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "naʼniłháásh",
          "naʼniłháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "iiniiłgháásh",
          "iiniiłgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
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          "hadaʼniłhosh",
          "hadaʼniłhosh#Navajo"
        ],
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          "shout",
          "shout"
        ],
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          "hadilgháásh",
          "hadilgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
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          "dilwosh",
          "dilwosh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "naalghaash",
          "naalghaash#Navajo"
        ],
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          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ],
        [
          "iiłháásh",
          "iiłháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "yiʼiiłháásh",
          "yiʼiiłháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "ńdíʼníiłháásh",
          "ńdíʼníiłháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "ałhosh",
          "ałhosh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "naʼashhaazh",
          "naʼashhaazh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "náʼiilgháásh",
          "náʼiilgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "áhodiilgháásh",
          "áhodiilgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
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          "ádiʼiilgháásh",
          "ádiʼiilgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "adiniilgháásh",
          "adiniilgháásh#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "áhodiilwosh",
          "áhodiilwosh#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to bubble, to boil"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-CHOZH"
    },
    {
      "word": "-BÉÉZH"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-GHAAZH"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (58c391d and f1c2b61). 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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