"kin" meaning in Navajo

See kin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰɪ̀n/
Etymology: Compare Dogrib kǫ̀, Western Apache kįh. Etymology templates: {{cog|dgr|kǫ̀}} Dogrib kǫ̀, {{cog|apw|kįh}} Western Apache kįh Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} kin Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], shikin [first-person, singular], nihikin [duoplural, first-person], danihikin [first-person, plural], nikin [second-person, singular], nihikin [duoplural, second-person], danihikin [plural, second-person], bikin [third-person], yikin [fourth-person], hakin [fourth-person], akin [indefinite]
  1. market, store
    Sense id: en-kin-nv-noun-pIo2L9Qs
  2. house, cabin, building
    Sense id: en-kin-nv-noun-a-zWLg2- Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 8 83 8
  3. town Synonyms (town): kin shijaaʼ, kin łání, kintah
    Sense id: en-kin-nv-noun-UKyB-XAy Disambiguation of 'town': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kįįh (english: into the town), kinsááʼ (english: ruin), kin haalʼa, Kin Náhálgaaí (english: Capitol building) Related terms: hooghan

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "into the town",
      "translation": "into the town",
      "word": "kįįh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "ruin",
      "translation": "ruin",
      "word": "kinsááʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kin haalʼa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Capitol building",
      "translation": "Capitol building",
      "word": "Kin Náhálgaaí"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dgr",
        "2": "kǫ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Dogrib kǫ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "kįh"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Apache kįh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Dogrib kǫ̀, Western Apache kįh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hooghan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am going to the store.",
          "text": "Kingóó déyá.",
          "translation": "I am going to the store.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "market, store"
      ],
      "id": "en-kin-nv-noun-pIo2L9Qs",
      "links": [
        [
          "market",
          "market"
        ],
        [
          "store",
          "store"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 83 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "house, cabin, building"
      ],
      "id": "en-kin-nv-noun-a-zWLg2-",
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "cabin",
          "cabin"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "town"
      ],
      "id": "en-kin-nv-noun-UKyB-XAy",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
          "sense": "town",
          "word": "kin shijaaʼ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
          "sense": "town",
          "word": "kin łání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
          "sense": "town",
          "word": "kintah"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɪ̀n/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kin"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Pages with 24 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "into the town",
      "translation": "into the town",
      "word": "kįįh"
    },
    {
      "english": "ruin",
      "translation": "ruin",
      "word": "kinsááʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kin haalʼa"
    },
    {
      "english": "Capitol building",
      "translation": "Capitol building",
      "word": "Kin Náhálgaaí"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dgr",
        "2": "kǫ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Dogrib kǫ̀",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "kįh"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Apache kįh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Dogrib kǫ̀, Western Apache kįh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yikin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hooghan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am going to the store.",
          "text": "Kingóó déyá.",
          "translation": "I am going to the store.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "market, store"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "market",
          "market"
        ],
        [
          "store",
          "store"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "house, cabin, building"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "cabin",
          "cabin"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "town"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɪ̀n/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "kin shijaaʼ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "kin łání"
    },
    {
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "kintah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kin"
}

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