"adeeʼ" meaning in Navajo

See adeeʼ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ. In Navajo culture, spoons were originally made of deer antler, and the word adeeʼ (originally meaning "antler" or "horn"), in the meaning of "spoon," was kept even as spoons were later made from the dried fruits of the gourd (ndilkal) plant. Since adeeʼ is no longer used to mean "deer antler," it becomes independent in that meaning and grammatically loses its inalienable status: bįįh bideeʼ (deer's horn), beʼadeeʼ ("his spoon"). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*-deʼ}} Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} adeeʼ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], shideeʼ [first-person, singular], nihideeʼ [duoplural, first-person], danihideeʼ [first-person, plural], nideeʼ [second-person, singular], nihideeʼ [duoplural, second-person], danihideeʼ [plural, second-person], bideeʼ [third-person], yideeʼ [fourth-person], hadeeʼ [fourth-person], adeeʼ [indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], sheʼadeeʼ [first-person, singular], niheʼadeeʼ [duoplural, first-person], daniheʼadeeʼ [first-person, plural], neʼadeeʼ [second-person, singular], niheʼadeeʼ [duoplural, second-person], daniheʼadeeʼ [plural, second-person], beʼadeeʼ [third-person], yeʼadeeʼ [fourth-person], hweʼadeeʼ [fourth-person], adeeʼ [indefinite]
  1. antler, horn, tusk, antenna (of an animal)
    Sense id: en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-2KDP0bjq Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 46 9 9 20 15
  2. ladle, dipper, spoon
    Sense id: en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-R82Q-SJc Categories (other): Cutlery Disambiguation of Cutlery: 9 52 10 21 9
  3. wild gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima)
    Sense id: en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-LPI~FGQc
  4. bottle gourd, calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria)
    Sense id: en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-yjCD69wu Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 8 15 22 48 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 29 63 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 29 63 2
  5. gourd (the dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)
    Sense id: en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-Uv80ISeV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bééshʼadeeʼ (english: spoon), deeteel (english: moose), deechʼį́į́d (english: hornless) Related terms: ndilkal (english: gourd plant)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "spoon",
      "translation": "spoon",
      "word": "bééshʼadeeʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "moose",
      "translation": "moose",
      "word": "deeteel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hornless",
      "translation": "hornless",
      "word": "deechʼį́į́d"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*-deʼ"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ.\nIn Navajo culture, spoons were originally made of deer antler, and the word adeeʼ (originally meaning \"antler\" or \"horn\"), in the meaning of \"spoon,\" was kept even as spoons were later made from the dried fruits of the gourd (ndilkal) plant. Since adeeʼ is no longer used to mean \"deer antler,\" it becomes independent in that meaning and grammatically loses its inalienable status: bįįh bideeʼ (deer's horn), beʼadeeʼ (\"his spoon\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yeʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "adeeʼ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "gourd plant",
      "translation": "gourd plant",
      "word": "ndilkal"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "46 9 9 20 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "nv:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "antler, horn, tusk, antenna (of an animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-2KDP0bjq",
      "links": [
        [
          "antler",
          "antler"
        ],
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ],
        [
          "antenna",
          "antenna"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Cutlery",
          "orig": "nv:Cutlery",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ladle, dipper, spoon"
      ],
      "id": "en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-R82Q-SJc",
      "links": [
        [
          "ladle",
          "ladle"
        ],
        [
          "dipper",
          "dipper"
        ],
        [
          "spoon",
          "spoon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "wild gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima)"
      ],
      "id": "en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-LPI~FGQc"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 15 22 48 6",
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          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 29 63 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 29 63 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bottle gourd, calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria)"
      ],
      "id": "en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-yjCD69wu",
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle gourd",
          "bottle gourd"
        ],
        [
          "calabash vine",
          "calabash vine"
        ],
        [
          "Lagenaria siceraria",
          "Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gourd (the dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-adeeʼ-nv-noun-Uv80ISeV",
      "links": [
        [
          "gourd",
          "gourd"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "adeeʼ"
}

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    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nv:Anatomy",
    "nv:Cutlery"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "spoon",
      "translation": "spoon",
      "word": "bééshʼadeeʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "moose",
      "translation": "moose",
      "word": "deeteel"
    },
    {
      "english": "hornless",
      "translation": "hornless",
      "word": "deechʼį́į́d"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "danihideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "nideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "second-person"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yideeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yeʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweʼadeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "adeeʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nv",
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      },
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "gourd plant",
      "translation": "gourd plant",
      "word": "ndilkal"
    }
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        ],
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          "horn",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "antenna",
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        ],
        [
          "animal",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ladle, dipper, spoon"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "dipper",
          "dipper"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
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        "wild gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima)"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "bottle gourd, calabash vine (Lagenaria siceraria)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "gourd (the dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)"
      ],
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          "gourd"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "adeeʼ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for adeeʼ meaning in Navajo (4.0kB)

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