-CHĄĄʼ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word -CHĄĄʼ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word -CHĄĄʼ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say -CHĄĄʼ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word -CHĄĄʼ you have here. The definition of the word -CHĄĄʼ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of-CHĄĄʼ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chaa"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *čʷanʼ ~ *čʷənʼ (“to defecate”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna tsaanʼ (“excrement”), estsenʼ (“I defecate”), Gwich'in tryąʼ (“excrement”).

Root

-CHĄĄʼ

  1. to defecate, to cover with filth, to masturbate
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ conversive

S defecates, produces filth (on P)

S defecates O, dirties O (on P)

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -chįįh -chąąʼ -chįįł -chįįh -chįįh
CONCL / CONT -chįʼ -chąąʼ -chįįł -chįįh -chįʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dirty:

 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHĄĄʼ (defecate)

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia