-CHʼÍÍʼ

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
  • yiiłchʼííh (TRANS)
↳ hoołchʼííh
  • naałchʼiih (CONT)
  • niiłchʼiih
  • bichaʼachʼííʼ (cha-, “cry”)
  • shiłchʼííʼ
↳ shilchʼííʼ (+d pass.)
↳ hashchʼííʼ
  • bináháshchʼííʼ
(di) + ł / ∅ adjectival S is hot, spicy, bitter

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -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:

  • -KON

to be bitter:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHʼÍÍʼ (burn)
achʼííʼ
díchʼííʼ
tó díchʼííʼí
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