-TʼÉ in Navajo

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Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe (“roast, cook”). Cognate with Lower Tanana t'ath, t'a. Etymology templates: {{unc|nv}} Uncertain, {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*tʼe||roast, cook}} Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe (“roast, cook”), {{cog|taa|t'ath}} Lower Tanana t'ath Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -TʼÉ

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      },
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      "name": "unc"
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        "2": "ath-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "roast, cook"
      },
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    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana t'ath",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe (“roast, cook”). Cognate with Lower Tanana t'ath, t'a.",
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "-TʼÉ",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to roast, cook, fry, broil"
      ],
      "id": "en--TʼÉ-nv-root-4SOIVbrX",
      "links": [
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "fry",
          "fry"
        ],
        [
          "broil",
          "broil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ZIL"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ZIID"
        },
        {
          "word": "-BÉÉZH"
        },
        {
          "word": "-TʼOD"
        },
        {
          "word": "-GHAAZH"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-TʼÉ"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*tʼe",
        "4": "",
        "5": "roast, cook"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe (“roast, cook”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "t'ath"
      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana t'ath",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe (“roast, cook”). Cognate with Lower Tanana t'ath, t'a.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-TʼÉ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo roots",
        "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to roast, cook, fry, broil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ],
        [
          "fry",
          "fry"
        ],
        [
          "broil",
          "broil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-ZIL"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ZIID"
    },
    {
      "word": "-BÉÉZH"
    },
    {
      "word": "-TʼOD"
    },
    {
      "word": "-GHAAZH"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-TʼÉ"
}

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"-TʼÉ" meaning in Navajo

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