"-DLÉÉZH" meaning in Navajo

See -DLÉÉZH in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”). Cognate with łeezh (“soil, dirt, ashes”), dleesh (“white clay”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*łe̓dž||to plaster with mud}} Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -DLÉÉZH
  1. to paint, to daub, to coat Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -CHʼĄĄʼ, -JÉÉʼ, -TŁAH
    Sense id: en--DLÉÉZH-nv-root-b~7NAT8F Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "nv",
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        "3": "*łe̓dž",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to plaster with mud"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”). Cognate with łeezh (“soil, dirt, ashes”), dleesh (“white clay”).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-DLÉÉZH",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to paint, to daub, to coat"
      ],
      "id": "en--DLÉÉZH-nv-root-b~7NAT8F",
      "links": [
        [
          "paint",
          "paint"
        ],
        [
          "daub",
          "daub"
        ],
        [
          "coat",
          "coat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-CHʼĄĄʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "-JÉÉʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "-TŁAH"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-DLÉÉZH"
}
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        "3": "*łe̓dž",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to plaster with mud"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”). Cognate with łeezh (“soil, dirt, ashes”), dleesh (“white clay”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-DLÉÉZH",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
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  "pos": "root",
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    {
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        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo roots",
        "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to paint, to daub, to coat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paint",
          "paint"
        ],
        [
          "daub",
          "daub"
        ],
        [
          "coat",
          "coat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-CHʼĄĄʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-JÉÉʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-TŁAH"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-DLÉÉZH"
}

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