díchʼííʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editdi- (“sensory”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼííʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHʼÍÍʼ, “to burn”)
Verb
editdíchʼííʼ
Usage notes
editThis verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.
Derived terms
edit- azeedíchʼííʼ (“chili pepper”)
- tłʼohchin díchʼííʼí (“garlic”)
- tó díchʼííʼí (“vinegar”)