"chʼil" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃʼɪ̀l/ Audio: Nv-chʼil.ogg
Etymology: From the root -CHʼIL (“to plant”) Etymology templates: {{nv-root|-CHʼIL|plant}} -CHʼIL (“to plant”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} chʼil Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], shichʼil [first-person, singular], nihichʼil [duoplural, first-person], danihichʼil [first-person, plural], nichʼil [second-person, singular], nihichʼil [duoplural, second-person], danihichʼil [plural, second-person], bichʼil [third-person], yichʼil [fourth-person], hachʼil [fourth-person], achʼil [indefinite]
  1. annual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation Synonyms: naniseʼ
    Sense id: en-chʼil-nv-noun-ClmMX~w7 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼIL (plant), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods, Plants Derived forms: chʼil ahwééh (english: tea), chʼil akʼahí (english: avocado), chʼil awoshí (english: tumbleweed), chʼil baa nahaniihí (english: florist), chʼil bikétłʼóól dijoolí (english: turnip), chʼil bílátah hózhóón (english: flower), chʼil deenínii (english: tumbleweed), chʼil dishooí (english: kiwi fruit), chʼil dootłʼizhí díkʼǫ́zhígíí (english: lime), chʼil łichxíʼí (english: tomato), chʼil łigaii (english: cabbage, lettuce), chʼil łitsooí díkʼǫ́zhígíí (english: lemon), chʼil łitsxooí (english: orange), chʼil naʼatłʼoʼii (english: grape), chʼil naʼatłʼoʼiitsoh (english: plum), chʼil ʼabeʼé (english: milkweed), mąʼii chʼil (english: goldenrod), sęęschʼil (english: cauliflower)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-CHʼIL",
        "2": "plant"
      },
      "expansion": "-CHʼIL (“to plant”)",
      "name": "nv-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root -CHʼIL (“to plant”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hachʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "chʼil",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼIL (plant)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "nv:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "nv:Plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "tea",
          "translation": "tea",
          "word": "chʼil ahwééh"
        },
        {
          "english": "avocado",
          "translation": "avocado",
          "word": "chʼil akʼahí"
        },
        {
          "english": "tumbleweed",
          "translation": "tumbleweed",
          "word": "chʼil awoshí"
        },
        {
          "english": "florist",
          "translation": "florist",
          "word": "chʼil baa nahaniihí"
        },
        {
          "english": "turnip",
          "translation": "turnip",
          "word": "chʼil bikétłʼóól dijoolí"
        },
        {
          "english": "flower",
          "translation": "flower",
          "word": "chʼil bílátah hózhóón"
        },
        {
          "english": "tumbleweed",
          "translation": "tumbleweed",
          "word": "chʼil deenínii"
        },
        {
          "english": "kiwi fruit",
          "translation": "kiwi fruit",
          "word": "chʼil dishooí"
        },
        {
          "english": "lime",
          "translation": "lime",
          "word": "chʼil dootłʼizhí díkʼǫ́zhígíí"
        },
        {
          "english": "tomato",
          "translation": "tomato",
          "word": "chʼil łichxíʼí"
        },
        {
          "english": "cabbage, lettuce",
          "translation": "cabbage, lettuce",
          "word": "chʼil łigaii"
        },
        {
          "english": "lemon",
          "translation": "lemon",
          "word": "chʼil łitsooí díkʼǫ́zhígíí"
        },
        {
          "english": "orange",
          "translation": "orange",
          "word": "chʼil łitsxooí"
        },
        {
          "english": "grape",
          "translation": "grape",
          "word": "chʼil naʼatłʼoʼii"
        },
        {
          "english": "plum",
          "translation": "plum",
          "word": "chʼil naʼatłʼoʼiitsoh"
        },
        {
          "english": "milkweed",
          "translation": "milkweed",
          "word": "chʼil ʼabeʼé"
        },
        {
          "english": "goldenrod",
          "translation": "goldenrod",
          "word": "mąʼii chʼil"
        },
        {
          "english": "cauliflower",
          "translation": "cauliflower",
          "word": "sęęschʼil"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "annual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation"
      ],
      "id": "en-chʼil-nv-noun-ClmMX~w7",
      "links": [
        [
          "annual",
          "annual"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "weed",
          "weed"
        ],
        [
          "vegetable",
          "vegetable"
        ],
        [
          "vegetation",
          "vegetation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "naniseʼ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʼɪ̀l/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nv-chʼil.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2d/Nv-ch%CA%BCil.ogg/Nv-ch%CA%BCil.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Nv-ch%CA%BCil.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chʼil"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "tea",
      "translation": "tea",
      "word": "chʼil ahwééh"
    },
    {
      "english": "avocado",
      "translation": "avocado",
      "word": "chʼil akʼahí"
    },
    {
      "english": "tumbleweed",
      "translation": "tumbleweed",
      "word": "chʼil awoshí"
    },
    {
      "english": "florist",
      "translation": "florist",
      "word": "chʼil baa nahaniihí"
    },
    {
      "english": "turnip",
      "translation": "turnip",
      "word": "chʼil bikétłʼóól dijoolí"
    },
    {
      "english": "flower",
      "translation": "flower",
      "word": "chʼil bílátah hózhóón"
    },
    {
      "english": "tumbleweed",
      "translation": "tumbleweed",
      "word": "chʼil deenínii"
    },
    {
      "english": "kiwi fruit",
      "translation": "kiwi fruit",
      "word": "chʼil dishooí"
    },
    {
      "english": "lime",
      "translation": "lime",
      "word": "chʼil dootłʼizhí díkʼǫ́zhígíí"
    },
    {
      "english": "tomato",
      "translation": "tomato",
      "word": "chʼil łichxíʼí"
    },
    {
      "english": "cabbage, lettuce",
      "translation": "cabbage, lettuce",
      "word": "chʼil łigaii"
    },
    {
      "english": "lemon",
      "translation": "lemon",
      "word": "chʼil łitsooí díkʼǫ́zhígíí"
    },
    {
      "english": "orange",
      "translation": "orange",
      "word": "chʼil łitsxooí"
    },
    {
      "english": "grape",
      "translation": "grape",
      "word": "chʼil naʼatłʼoʼii"
    },
    {
      "english": "plum",
      "translation": "plum",
      "word": "chʼil naʼatłʼoʼiitsoh"
    },
    {
      "english": "milkweed",
      "translation": "milkweed",
      "word": "chʼil ʼabeʼé"
    },
    {
      "english": "goldenrod",
      "translation": "goldenrod",
      "word": "mąʼii chʼil"
    },
    {
      "english": "cauliflower",
      "translation": "cauliflower",
      "word": "sęęschʼil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-CHʼIL",
        "2": "plant"
      },
      "expansion": "-CHʼIL (“to plant”)",
      "name": "nv-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root -CHʼIL (“to plant”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yichʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hachʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achʼil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "chʼil",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo nouns",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼIL (plant)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nv:Foods",
        "nv:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "annual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "annual",
          "annual"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "weed",
          "weed"
        ],
        [
          "vegetable",
          "vegetable"
        ],
        [
          "vegetation",
          "vegetation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʼɪ̀l/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nv-chʼil.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2d/Nv-ch%CA%BCil.ogg/Nv-ch%CA%BCil.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Nv-ch%CA%BCil.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "naniseʼ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chʼil"
}

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