"Adakai" meaning in Navajo

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Proper name

Etymology: From adikaʼí (“gambler, card player”), from adishkaʼ (“to play cards”), from adi- (prefix made of indefinite object pronoun ʼa- and di-, a thematic element in bases relating to adultery) + -kaʼ (continuous imperfective stem, to act in a manner involving flatness), + -í (nominalizer). Etymology templates: {{m|nv|adikaʼí||gambler, card player}} adikaʼí (“gambler, card player”), {{m|nv|adishkaʼ||to play cards}} adishkaʼ (“to play cards”), {{m|nv|adi-|pos=prefix made of indefinite object pronoun ʼa- and di-, a thematic element in bases relating to adultery}} adi- (prefix made of indefinite object pronoun ʼa- and di-, a thematic element in bases relating to adultery), {{m|nv|-kaʼ|pos=continuous imperfective stem, to act in a manner involving flatness}} -kaʼ (continuous imperfective stem, to act in a manner involving flatness), {{m|nv|-í|pos=nominalizer}} -í (nominalizer) Head templates: {{head|nv|proper noun}} Adakai
  1. a surname Categories (topical): Card games

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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From adikaʼí (“gambler, card player”), from adishkaʼ (“to play cards”), from adi- (prefix made of indefinite object pronoun ʼa- and di-, a thematic element in bases relating to adultery) + -kaʼ (continuous imperfective stem, to act in a manner involving flatness), + -í (nominalizer).",
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