"tsénił" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: tsé (“stone”) + -nił (“to pound”), from + -neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”). See nił. Etymology templates: {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-neʼ</i>}} -neʼ, {{nv-link-to-stem|-neʼ}} + -neʼ (imperfective stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-NEʼ</i>}} -NEʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-NEʼ|propel SRO|to propel a solid roundish object}} root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} tsénił
  1. axe Categories (topical): Tools, Weapons
    Sense id: en-tsénił-nv-noun-AlQS09-A Disambiguation of Tools: 50 50 Disambiguation of Weapons: 80 20 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NEʼ (propel SRO ), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -NEʼ (propel SRO ): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. stone axe (originally) Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-tsénił-nv-noun-hhyciIKD Disambiguation of Tools: 50 50 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NEʼ (propel SRO ) Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -NEʼ (propel SRO ): 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tsénił yázhí (english: hatchet), ałtsʼą́ą́ʼ tsénił (english: double-headed axe), ałtsʼą́ą́ʼ deeníní (english: pick)
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "+ -neʼ (imperfective stem of",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "-NEʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NEʼ",
        "2": "propel SRO",
        "3": "to propel a solid roundish object"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "tsé (“stone”) + -nił (“to pound”), from + -neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”). See nił.",
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      "args": {
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  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hatchet",
      "word": "tsénił yázhí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "double-headed axe",
      "word": "ałtsʼą́ą́ʼ tsénił"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pick",
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    }
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "nv:Weapons",
          "parents": [
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "parents": [],
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            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stone axe (originally)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tsénił-nv-noun-hhyciIKD",
      "links": [
        [
          "axe",
          "axe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsénił"
}
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    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NEʼ (propel SRO )",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nv:Tools",
    "nv:Weapons"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-neʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-neʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-neʼ"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -neʼ (imperfective stem of",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "-NEʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NEʼ",
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        "3": "to propel a solid roundish object"
      },
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      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "tsé (“stone”) + -nił (“to pound”), from + -neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”). See nił.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "tsénił",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "hatchet",
      "word": "tsénił yázhí"
    },
    {
      "english": "double-headed axe",
      "word": "ałtsʼą́ą́ʼ tsénił"
    },
    {
      "english": "pick",
      "word": "ałtsʼą́ą́ʼ deeníní"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "axe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "axe",
          "axe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stone axe (originally)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "axe",
          "axe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsénił"
}

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