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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢa̓nʸ (to be dry).

Cognate root found in Ahtna zggan (it is dried). See also Navajo asgąʼ (dried remains).

Root

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-GAN

  1. to dry up, to wither, to desiccate
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
conversive

S dries up

S dries O up

adjectival

S is dry, has dried up

Stem set

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Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONCL -gan -gan -gą́ą́ł -gą́ą́h -gan
NEUT - -gan - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

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dry:

 

Antonyms

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wet:

 

Derived terms

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Navajo terms belonging to the root -GAN (wither)