"-ZHÍÍʼ" meaning in Navajo

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Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *žegʸ (“to cut with a knife”), from *šegʸ (“knife”). Cognate with or a variant of -ZHÉÉʼ (“to cut”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*žegʸ|t=to cut with a knife}} Proto-Athabaskan *žegʸ (“to cut with a knife”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -ZHÍÍʼ
  1. to saw, cut with a saw Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ZHÍÍʼ-nv-root-KxrkcJuP
  2. to be corrugated, rough-surfaced Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ZHÍÍʼ-nv-root-ls8F7W0v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Root

Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -ZHÍÍʼ
  1. describes the hissing sound of green wood in fire or sizzling sound of frying food Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ZHÍÍʼ-nv-root-AKpZ0etw 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 10 90 Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/žegʸ"
    ],
    [
      "*šegʸ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/šegʸ"
    ],
    [
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      "-ZHÉÉʼ#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "-ZHÍÍʼ",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to saw, cut with a saw"
      ],
      "id": "en--ZHÍÍʼ-nv-root-KxrkcJuP",
      "links": [
        [
          "saw",
          "saw"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be corrugated, rough-surfaced"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ZHÍÍʼ"
}

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        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZHÍÍʼ",
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    }
  ],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "describes the hissing sound of green wood in fire or sizzling sound of frying food"
      ],
      "id": "en--ZHÍÍʼ-nv-root-AKpZ0etw",
      "links": [
        [
          "green",
          "green#English"
        ],
        [
          "wood",
          "wood#English"
        ],
        [
          "fry",
          "fry#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ZHÍÍʼ"
}
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    "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
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    ],
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    ],
    [
      "-ZHÉÉʼ",
      "-ZHÉÉʼ#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *žegʸ (“to cut with a knife”), from *šegʸ (“knife”).\nCognate with or a variant of -ZHÉÉʼ (“to cut”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZHÍÍʼ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to saw, cut with a saw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saw",
          "saw"
        ],
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be corrugated, rough-surfaced"
      ],
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        [
          "corrugated",
          "corrugated"
        ],
        [
          "rough",
          "rough"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ZHÍÍʼ"
}

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    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo roots",
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  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ZHÍÍʼ",
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  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
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  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "describes the hissing sound of green wood in fire or sizzling sound of frying food"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "green",
          "green#English"
        ],
        [
          "wood",
          "wood#English"
        ],
        [
          "fry",
          "fry#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ZHÍÍʼ"
}

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