-shchíín

Etymology

From the neuter perfective stem of the root -CHĮ́ (“to come into being”)

Suffix

-shchíín

  1. facsimile, simulacrum of
    ‎awééʼ (“baby”) + ‎-shchíín → ‎awééshchíín (“(baby) doll”)

Derived terms

Navajo terms suffixed with -shchíín
awééshchíín
tsiigháshchíín

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 2.
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