"łigaii" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: /ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː/
Etymology: łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (nominalizer) Etymology templates: {{af|nv|-ii|pos1=nominalizer}} -ii (nominalizer) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} łigaii
  1. white (the color) Categories (topical): Colors Derived forms: béésh łigaii (english: silver), chʼil łigaii (english: cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce), yoołgaii (english: white shell)
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-ii",
        "pos1": "nominalizer"
      },
      "expansion": "-ii (nominalizer)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (nominalizer)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "łigaii",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms suffixed with -ii",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "nv:Colors",
          "parents": [
            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "silver",
          "word": "béésh łigaii"
        },
        {
          "english": "cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce",
          "word": "chʼil łigaii"
        },
        {
          "english": "white shell",
          "word": "yoołgaii"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (the color)"
      ],
      "id": "en-łigaii-nv-noun-y84jH~MF",
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "łigaii"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "silver",
      "word": "béésh łigaii"
    },
    {
      "english": "cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce",
      "word": "chʼil łigaii"
    },
    {
      "english": "white shell",
      "word": "yoołgaii"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-ii",
        "pos1": "nominalizer"
      },
      "expansion": "-ii (nominalizer)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (nominalizer)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "łigaii",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo nouns",
        "Navajo terms suffixed with -ii",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nv:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (the color)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "łigaii"
}

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