"díní-" meaning in Navajo

See díní- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Unknown. Probably the combination of various lexical or aspectual di- and ni- prefixes of disparate meanings ("oral", "noise", "color", "legs", inceptive, static, neuter...). The high tone is an especially striking feature of this prefix complex. It seems that the two prefixes di- and ni- when combined together are prone to receiving a high tone, in a fashion similar to yíní-. Compare: * imperfective nishdaah "I sit down"/ future dínéeshdaał "I will sit down", where the di- prefix of the future mode in contact with the lexical ni- prefix triggers a high tone. * imperfective nishkaad "I drive them into it" / imperfective díníshkaad "I start to drive them along", where the inceptive di- triggers a high tone. Young (2000) analyses díní- as a prolongative prefix complex, composed of inceptive di- and terminative ni-. He also proposes that the complex may originally derive from di- + yíní- (directive) in neuter perfective verbs (see below). Etymology templates: {{unk|nv}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} díní-, {{head|nv|prefix}} díní-, {{head|nv|prefix}} díní-
  1. slope, slant Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-díní--nv-prefix-3Oh0Bt5n
  2. relates to arms and legs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-díní--nv-prefix-Pd2QoLnz Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms prefixed with díní-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 6 74 0 20 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with díní-: 32 41 0 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 83 0 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 89 0 7
  3. mouth, oral, noise Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-díní--nv-prefix-ncrcPGqV
  4. maintaining static Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-díní--nv-prefix-b2DJhgLy
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        "maintaining static"
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Download raw JSONL data for díní- meaning in Navajo (2.1kB)

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