"chéchʼil" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: Variant of tséchʼil, with the tsé changing under influence from the ch in chʼil. Compound of tsé (“stone”) + chʼil (“plant”), likely in reference to the hardness of the wood. Etymology templates: {{m|nv|tséchʼil}} tséchʼil, {{m|nv|tsé}} tsé, {{m|nv|chʼil}} chʼil, {{compound|nv|tsé|chʼil|t1=stone|t2=plant}} tsé (“stone”) + chʼil (“plant”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} chéchʼil
  1. oak Wikipedia link: nv:chéchʼil Categories (lifeform): Oaks, Trees Synonyms: tséchʼil Derived forms: chéchʼil binááʼ (english: acorn)

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