"-YIN" meaning in Navajo

See -YIN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣenʸ (“to be greasy, oily”), a derivative of *x̣eˑ (“grease”). Compare Lower Tanana ghanh and Ahtna ghaen. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ɣenʸ|t=to be greasy, oily}} Proto-Athabaskan *ɣenʸ (“to be greasy, oily”), {{cog|taa|gha|ghanh}} Lower Tanana ghanh, {{cog|aht|ghae|ghaen}} Ahtna ghaen Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -YIN
  1. to be greasy Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--YIN-nv-root-F4q4RuaJ Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
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        "t": "to be greasy, oily"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
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        "3": "ghanh"
      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana ghanh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "ghae",
        "3": "ghaen"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahtna ghaen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣenʸ (“to be greasy, oily”), a derivative of *x̣eˑ (“grease”). Compare Lower Tanana ghanh and Ahtna ghaen.",
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        "2": "root"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be greasy"
      ],
      "id": "en--YIN-nv-root-F4q4RuaJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "greasy",
          "greasy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-YIN"
}
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    {
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        "2": "ath-pro",
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        "t": "to be greasy, oily"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana ghanh",
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    },
    {
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        "3": "ghaen"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahtna ghaen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣenʸ (“to be greasy, oily”), a derivative of *x̣eˑ (“grease”). Compare Lower Tanana ghanh and Ahtna ghaen.",
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        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-YIN",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "nv",
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        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo roots",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be greasy"
      ],
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        [
          "greasy",
          "greasy"
        ]
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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