ałchin

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chin (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”)

Verb

ałchin

1. he/she/it smells, has a sense of smell
2. he/she/it is wild, feral

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashchin	iilchin	daʼiilchin
2nd person	íłchin	ołchin	daʼołchin
3rd person	ałchin		daʼałchin
4th person	ajiłchin		daʼjiłchin

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashéłchą́ą́ʼ	ashiilchą́ą́ʼ	daʼshiilchą́ą́ʼ
2nd person	ashíníłchą́ą́ʼ	ashoołchą́ą́ʼ	daʼshoołchą́ą́ʼ
3rd person	ashchą́ą́ʼ		daʼashchą́ą́ʼ
4th person	ajishchą́ą́ʼ		daʼjishchą́ą́ʼ

Related terms

• yiłchin