"-sh" meaning in Navajo

See -sh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ʃ/
Etymology: A reduced form of -shąʼ or -ísh. Head templates: {{head|nv|suffix}} -sh
  1. (interrogative particle) reduced form of -shąʼ. Tags: form-of, interrogative, morpheme, particle, reduced Form of: -shąʼ
    Sense id: en--sh-nv-suffix-5EjkkfQw Categories (other): Navajo links with redundant alt parameters, Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo interrogative particles, Navajo links with redundant alt parameters, Navajo terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Navajo interrogative particles: 64 36 Disambiguation of Navajo links with redundant alt parameters: 93 7 Disambiguation of Navajo terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 81 19
  2. (interrogative particle) reduced form of -ísh. Tags: form-of, interrogative, morpheme, particle, reduced Form of: -ísh
    Sense id: en--sh-nv-suffix-4uSGfeel
{
  "etymology_text": "A reduced form of -shąʼ or -ísh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-sh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo interrogative particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What is your name?",
          "text": "Daash yinílyé?",
          "translation": "What is your name?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-shąʼ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reduced form of -shąʼ."
      ],
      "id": "en--sh-nv-suffix-5EjkkfQw",
      "links": [
        [
          "-shąʼ",
          "-shąʼ#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative particle) reduced form of -shąʼ."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "interrogative",
        "morpheme",
        "particle",
        "reduced"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Is this the road to Kayenta?",
          "text": "Daʼ díísh Tó Dinéeshzheeʼgóó atiin?",
          "translation": "Is this the road to Kayenta?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-ísh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reduced form of -ísh."
      ],
      "id": "en--sh-nv-suffix-4uSGfeel",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ísh",
          "-ísh#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative particle) reduced form of -ísh."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "interrogative",
        "morpheme",
        "particle",
        "reduced"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sh"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo interrogative particles",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Navajo suffixes",
    "Navajo terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A reduced form of -shąʼ or -ísh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-sh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What is your name?",
          "text": "Daash yinílyé?",
          "translation": "What is your name?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-shąʼ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reduced form of -shąʼ."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-shąʼ",
          "-shąʼ#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative particle) reduced form of -shąʼ."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "interrogative",
        "morpheme",
        "particle",
        "reduced"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Is this the road to Kayenta?",
          "text": "Daʼ díísh Tó Dinéeshzheeʼgóó atiin?",
          "translation": "Is this the road to Kayenta?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-ísh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reduced form of -ísh."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ísh",
          "-ísh#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative particle) reduced form of -ísh."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "interrogative",
        "morpheme",
        "particle",
        "reduced"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sh"
}

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