"-YÉÉL" meaning in Navajo

See -YÉÉL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑtɬʼ (“to become dark; to be quiet, calm”). Cognate root found in Ahtna ghaetlʼ. Compare also Navajo hił (“darkness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ɣeˑtɬʼ||to become dark; to be quiet, calm}} Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑtɬʼ (“to become dark; to be quiet, calm”), {{cog|aht|ghaetlʼ}} Ahtna ghaetlʼ, {{cog|nv|hił||darkness}} Navajo hił (“darkness”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -YÉÉL
  1. dark Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--YÉÉL-nv-root-5rtWib7s Categories (other): Darkness Disambiguation of Darkness: 82 18
  2. dark Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--YÉÉL-nv-root-KLl2p4~d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -TŁIIZH, -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, -ZEEʼ
Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
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          "kʼízdiníłhéél",
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        ],
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          "hodiłhił",
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        ],
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          "yiłheeł",
          "yiłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "béłheeł",
          "béłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "chahoʼniiłheeł",
          "chahoʼniiłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "dreams",
          "dreams"
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          "néidiiyeeł",
          "néidiiyeeł#Navajo"
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          "neiyeeł",
          "neiyeeł#Navajo"
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          "diníłhéél",
          "diníłhéél#Navajo"
        ],
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          "kʼízdiníłhéél",
          "kʼízdiníłhéél#Navajo"
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          "diłhił",
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        ],
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          "hodiłhił",
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        ],
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          "yiłheeł",
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          "béłheeł",
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        ],
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          "chahoʼniiłheeł",
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        ],
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          "dreams",
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          "néidiiyeeł",
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        ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-ZEEʼ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-YÉÉL"
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          "kʼízdiníłhéél",
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          "hodiłhił",
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          "yiłheeł",
          "yiłheeł#Navajo"
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          "béłheeł",
          "béłheeł#Navajo"
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          "chahoʼniiłheeł",
          "chahoʼniiłheeł#Navajo"
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          "dreams",
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          "néidiiyeeł",
          "néidiiyeeł#Navajo"
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          "neiyeeł",
          "neiyeeł#Navajo"
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          "calm",
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          "quiet",
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          "déesxéél",
          "déesxéél#Navajo"
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          "hodéezyéél",
          "hodéezyéél#Navajo"
        ],
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          "diiłheeł",
          "diiłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "hodiiyeeł",
          "hodiiyeeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "yidiiłheeł",
          "yidiiłheeł#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
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          "chahałheeł",
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        ],
        [
          "diníłhéél",
          "diníłhéél#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "kʼízdiníłhéél",
          "kʼízdiníłhéél#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "diłhił",
          "diłhił#Navajo"
        ],
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          "hodiłhił",
          "hodiłhił#Navajo"
        ],
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          "yiłheeł",
          "yiłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "béłheeł",
          "béłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "chahoʼniiłheeł",
          "chahoʼniiłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "dreams",
          "dreams"
        ],
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          "néidiiyeeł",
          "néidiiyeeł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "neiyeeł",
          "neiyeeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "calm",
          "calm"
        ],
        [
          "quiet",
          "quiet"
        ],
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          "déesxéél",
          "déesxéél#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "hodéezyéél",
          "hodéezyéél#Navajo"
        ],
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          "diiłheeł",
          "diiłheeł#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "hodiiyeeł",
          "hodiiyeeł#Navajo"
        ],
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          "yidiiłheeł",
          "yidiiłheeł#Navajo"
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      "word": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ"
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    {
      "word": "-ZEEʼ"
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  "word": "-YÉÉL"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). 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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