"deení" meaning in Navajo

See deení in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tèːnɪ́/
Etymology: di- (thematic) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NÍ, “to be sharp”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|di-them|a}} di- (thematic), {{nv-prefix|ni-3s-ee}} -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|-}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|di-them|ni-3s-ee|-}} di- (thematic) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-ní</i>}} -ní, {{nv-link-to-stem|-ní|neuter imperfective}} + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-NÍ</i>}} -NÍ, {{nv-link-to-root|-NÍ|sharp|to be sharp}} root -NÍ, “to be sharp”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} deení
  1. it is sharp, keen-edged Derived forms: ałtsʼą́ą́ʼ deeníní (english: pick), chʼil deenínii (english: tumbleweed)
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Download raw JSONL data for deení meaning in Navajo (2.2kB)

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