shichʼil

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼil (neuter perfective stem of root -CHʼIL, “to curl”).

Verb

shichʼil

1. it is undercooked, rare

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si).