-ZÉÍ in Navajo

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Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”). Compare Navajo séí (“sand”). Cognates found in Tanacross thaayh (“sand”) and also Tlingit xagw (“sand”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*saxʸ ~ *zay||sand, to crumble}} Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”), {{cog|nv|séí||sand}} Navajo séí (“sand”), {{cog|tcb|thaayh||sand}} Tanacross thaayh (“sand”), {{cog|tli|xagw||sand}} Tlingit xagw (“sand”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -ZÉÍ

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*saxʸ ~ *zay",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sand, to crumble"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "séí",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sand"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo séí (“sand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "tcb",
        "2": "thaayh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sand"
      },
      "expansion": "Tanacross thaayh (“sand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
        "2": "xagw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sand"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”). Compare Navajo séí (“sand”).\nCognates found in Tanacross thaayh (“sand”) and also Tlingit xagw (“sand”).",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZÉÍ",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "nv",
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          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to crumble, be crumbly (as soft sandstone)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "crumble",
          "crumble"
        ],
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          "crumbly",
          "crumbly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-DÁÁZ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ZÉÍ"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*saxʸ ~ *zay",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sand, to crumble"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "séí",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sand"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo séí (“sand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcb",
        "2": "thaayh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sand"
      },
      "expansion": "Tanacross thaayh (“sand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
        "2": "xagw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sand"
      },
      "expansion": "Tlingit xagw (“sand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *saxʸ ~ *zay (“sand, to crumble”). Compare Navajo séí (“sand”).\nCognates found in Tanacross thaayh (“sand”) and also Tlingit xagw (“sand”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZÉÍ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "root",
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        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo roots",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZÉÍ (crumble)",
        "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to crumble, be crumbly (as soft sandstone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crumble",
          "crumble"
        ],
        [
          "crumbly",
          "crumbly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-DÁÁZ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ZÉÍ"
}

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"-ZÉÍ" meaning in Navajo

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