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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English -ċin, variant of -ċen, from Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -ok + -en.
Suffix
-chin
- Alternative form of -chen
Derived terms
Navajo
Stem
-chin
- Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
| Aspect
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IMP
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PERF
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FUT
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ITER
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OPT
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| NEUTER
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-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (smell, know)
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| CONCL
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-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (smell, know)
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Pipil
Suffix
-chin
- Synonym of -tzin
Further reading
- Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. pp. 49-50
- Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.