-TSʼIN

See also: -tsʼin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼɨn (“bone”). Doublet of atsʼin (“bone”).

Root

-TSʼIN

  1. to become hard, bony, mature (as a squash), become good at, experienced, seasoned
Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tsʼin -tsʼin, -tsįįd -tsįįł -tsįįh -tsʼin
NEU — -tsʼin — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼIN (bony)
tsʼin

Etymology 2

-TSʼIN

  1. to strike with the fist or front hooves (of a horse)

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tsʼin -tsʼin -tsįįł -tsįįh -tsʼin
CONT/REP -tsʼin -tsʼin -tsįįł -tsįįh -tsʼin
CURS -tsʼin, -tsʼįįł — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to hit, to beat:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, pages 636-37
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