"łigaii" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: /ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː/
Etymology: łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (“nominalizer”) Etymology templates: {{m|nv|łigai||it is white}} łigai (“it is white”), {{m|nv|-ii||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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        "3": "",
        "4": "it is white"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ii (“nominalizer”)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (“nominalizer”)",
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        "2": "noun"
      },
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  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "nv:Colors",
          "parents": [
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            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "silver",
          "word": "béésh łigaii"
        },
        {
          "english": "cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce",
          "word": "chʼil łigaii"
        },
        {
          "english": "white shell",
          "word": "yoołgaii"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (the color)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "łigaii"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "silver",
      "word": "béésh łigaii"
    },
    {
      "english": "cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce",
      "word": "chʼil łigaii"
    },
    {
      "english": "white shell",
      "word": "yoołgaii"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "łigai",
        "3": "",
        "4": "it is white"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ii (“nominalizer”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "łigai (“it is white”) + -ii (“nominalizer”)",
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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  "lang_code": "nv",
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        "Navajo entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo nouns",
        "Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Navajo terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "nv:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (the color)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬɪ̀kɑ̀ìː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "łigaii"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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