díchʼííʼ

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“sensory”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -chʼííʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHʼÍÍʼ, “to burn”)

Verb

díchʼííʼ

it is hot, spicy, piquant, bitter
it smarts

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.

Derived terms

azeedíchʼííʼ (“chili pepper”)
tłʼohchin díchʼííʼí (“garlic”)
tó díchʼííʼí (“vinegar”)

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