"achí" meaning in Navajo

See achí in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chí (conclusive imperfective stem of the root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|a|a}} ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix), {{nv-prefix|-}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|a|-}} ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-chí</i>}} -chí, {{nv-link-to-stem|-chí|conclusive imperfective}} + -chí (conclusive imperfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-CHĮ́</i>}} -CHĮ́, {{nv-link-to-root|-CHĮ́|come into being}} root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} achí
  1. birth
    Sense id: en-achí-nv-noun-96GGEfQu Categories (other): Birth Disambiguation of Birth: 83 17

Verb

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], achí [imperfective, singular, third-person], azhchį́ [perfective, singular, third-person]
Etymology: ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chí (conclusive imperfective stem of the root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|a|a}} ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix), {{nv-prefix|-}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|a|-}} ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-chí</i>}} -chí, {{nv-link-to-stem|-chí|conclusive imperfective}} + -chí (conclusive imperfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-CHĮ́</i>}} -CHĮ́, {{nv-link-to-root|-CHĮ́|come into being}} root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} achí, {{nv-verb}} achí
  1. (passive voice) birth takes place, there is a birth, an egg is laid
    Sense id: en-achí-nv-verb-ZfEb86F3 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĮ́ (come into being), Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts, Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier), Navajo verbs in the conclusive (∅/si) aspect, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĮ́ (come into being): 15 85 Disambiguation of Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts: 29 71 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object): 29 71 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier): 29 71 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs in the conclusive (∅/si) aspect: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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          "english": "he (a male) is sterile",
          "literal_meaning": "birth is not for him",
          "text": "doo bá achíi da",
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