"ᏣᎳᎩ" meaning in Cherokee

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒɑlɑˈɡî/ Forms: tsalagi [romanization]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”). Etymology templates: {{unc|chr}} Uncertain, {{bor|chr|cho|chulaki|t=people from the cave country}} Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”) Head templates: {{head|chr|proper noun|head=|sort=|tr=}} ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi), {{chr-proper noun}} ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)
  1. Cherokee (Iroquoian language)
    Sense id: en-ᏣᎳᎩ-chr-name-O-CvQEGe Categories (other): Cherokee entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of Cherokee entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Languages: 72 28
  2. sometimes used to refer to the Cherokee people
    Sense id: en-ᏣᎳᎩ-chr-name-97Ey1~KQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (aniyvwiya), ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ (aniyvwiyai), ᎩᏚᏩ (giduwa)
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Tsalagi",
            "3": "Cherokee",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Tsalagi, Cherokee",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Tsalagi, Cherokee"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chr"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cho",
        "3": "chulaki",
        "t": "people from the cave country"
      },
      "expansion": "Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tsalagi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chr",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)",
      "name": "chr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cherokee",
  "lang_code": "chr",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "aniyvwiya",
      "word": "ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "aniyvwiyai",
      "word": "ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "giduwa",
      "word": "ᎩᏚᏩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cherokee entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "chr",
          "name": "Languages",
          "orig": "chr:Languages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cherokee (Iroquoian language)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ᏣᎳᎩ-chr-name-O-CvQEGe",
      "links": [
        [
          "Cherokee",
          "Cherokee#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes used to refer to the Cherokee people"
      ],
      "id": "en-ᏣᎳᎩ-chr-name-97Ey1~KQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Cherokee",
          "Cherokee#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɑlɑˈɡî/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ᏣᎳᎩ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cherokee entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cherokee lemmas",
    "Cherokee proper nouns",
    "Cherokee terms borrowed from Choctaw",
    "Cherokee terms derived from Choctaw",
    "Cherokee terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "chr:Languages"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Tsalagi",
            "3": "Cherokee",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Tsalagi, Cherokee",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Tsalagi, Cherokee"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chr"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chr",
        "2": "cho",
        "3": "chulaki",
        "t": "people from the cave country"
      },
      "expansion": "Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Choctaw chulaki (“people from the cave country”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tsalagi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chr",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ᏣᎳᎩ • (tsalagi)",
      "name": "chr-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cherokee",
  "lang_code": "chr",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "aniyvwiya",
      "word": "ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aniyvwiyai",
      "word": "ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "giduwa",
      "word": "ᎩᏚᏩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Cherokee (Iroquoian language)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cherokee",
          "Cherokee#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes used to refer to the Cherokee people"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cherokee",
          "Cherokee#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɑlɑˈɡî/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ᏣᎳᎩ"
}

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