"dichin" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: /tɪ̀t͡ʃʰɪ̀n/
Etymology: Contains a thematicized di- prefix. Leer (2000) compares Eyak dAche:l, with the same meaning (Eyak l corresponds to Navajo n). Compare also Ahtna detsen, tsen (“starvation, famine”) and ditsiin (“he/she is hungry”), Lower Tanana detsenh (“hunger”) and ditsinh (“he/she is hungry”), and Dena'ina dichin. Etymology templates: {{af|nv|di-}} di-, {{cog|eya|dAche:l}} Eyak dAche:l, {{cog|aht|detsen}} Ahtna detsen, {{cog|taa|detsenh||hunger}} Lower Tanana detsenh (“hunger”), {{cog|tfn|dichin}} Dena'ina dichin Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} dichin
  1. hunger Related terms: hodichin
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        {
          "english": "Are you hungry?",
          "text": "Daʼ dichin nínízin?",
          "translation": "Are you hungry?",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "I am hungry.",
          "text": "Dichin nisin.",
          "translation": "I am hungry.",
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      "ipa": "/tɪ̀t͡ʃʰɪ̀n/"
    }
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Are you hungry?",
          "text": "Daʼ dichin nínízin?",
          "translation": "Are you hungry?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am hungry.",
          "text": "Dichin nisin.",
          "translation": "I am hungry.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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