-CHʼÍÍʼ

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Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tšʼikʸʼ (be peppery, hot).

Root

-CHʼÍÍʼ

  1. to burn, inflame, irritate, be peppery, be hot, be bitter
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł / ∅ ? S burns, irritates
hoołchʼííh
shilchʼííʼ (+d pass.)
hashchʼííʼ
(di) + ł / ∅ adjectival S is hot, spicy, bitter

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
TRANS -chʼííh -chʼííʼ -chʼih -chʼih -chʼííh
CONT -chʼiih - - - -
NEUT - -chʼííʼ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to burn:

to be hot:

to be flammable:

to be bitter:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼÍÍʼ (burn)