"ajaaʼ" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯəɣəʼ and therefore cognate with Ahtna -dzagheʼ, Jicarilla miijaa. Has also been compared to Ket огдэ (ogde). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*-ǯəɣəʼ}} Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯəɣəʼ, {{cog|aht|-dzagheʼ}} Ahtna -dzagheʼ, {{cog|apj|miijaa}} Jicarilla miijaa, {{cog|ket|огдэ|tr=ogde}} Ket огдэ (ogde) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} ajaaʼ
  1. (anatomy) ear (external) Derived forms: dzaanééz (english: donkey, mule), jaaʼabaní, jaaʼniłtsʼílí, jaachʼį́į́d (english: stubby-eared) Related terms: ajaayiʼ (english: inner ear), jeeh (english: into the ear)

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        },
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        {
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          "english": "donkey, mule",
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        },
        {
          "word": "jaaʼabaní"
        },
        {
          "word": "jaaʼniłtsʼílí"
        },
        {
          "english": "stubby-eared",
          "translation": "stubby-eared",
          "word": "jaachʼį́į́d"
        }
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        "ear (external)"
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "inner ear",
          "translation": "inner ear",
          "word": "ajaayiʼ"
        },
        {
          "english": "into the ear",
          "translation": "into the ear",
          "word": "jeeh"
        }
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "jaaʼniłtsʼílí"
    },
    {
      "english": "stubby-eared",
      "translation": "stubby-eared",
      "word": "jaachʼį́į́d"
    }
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      },
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      },
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    },
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        "tr": "ogde"
      },
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    }
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      },
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      "word": "ajaayiʼ"
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      "translation": "into the ear",
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      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ajaaʼ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ajaaʼ meaning in Navajo (1.6kB)

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