"doochʼał" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: di- (“oral”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼał (progressive stem of the root -CHʼAAL, “to contaminate via an odor”) Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|di-oral|a}} di- (“oral”), {{nv-prefix|yi-prog-oo}} -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|-}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|di-oral|yi-prog-oo|-}} di- (“oral”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-chʼał</i>}} -chʼał, {{nv-link-to-stem|-chʼał|progressive}} + -chʼał (progressive stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-CHʼAAL</i>}} -CHʼAAL, {{nv-link-to-root|-CHʼAAL|contaminate|to contaminate via an odor}} root -CHʼAAL, “to contaminate via an odor”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} doochʼał, {{nv-verb}} doochʼał
  1. (with prepounded dah) a foul odor hangs in the air, thereby contaminating it
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        "a foul odor hangs in the air, thereby contaminating it"
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          "dah",
          "dah#Navajo"
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          "foul",
          "foul"
        ],
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          "odor",
          "odor"
        ],
        [
          "hang",
          "hang"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
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          "contaminating",
          "contaminate"
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        "(with prepounded dah) a foul odor hangs in the air, thereby contaminating it"
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