"akʼah diltłiʼí" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: Literally, burning grease. From akʼah (“fat, grease”) + diltłiʼ (“it is burning”) + -í (nominalizer) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun|head=akʼah diltłiʼí}} akʼah diltłiʼí
  1. candle Synonyms: akʼahkǫʼ, akʼahkǫʼ níyizígíí, akʼah dookʼą́łí
    Sense id: en-akʼah_diltłiʼí-nv-noun-b6WZ~nsC Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fire, Light sources
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, burning grease. From akʼah (“fat, grease”) + diltłiʼ (“it is burning”) + -í (nominalizer)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "akʼah diltłiʼí"
      },
      "expansion": "akʼah diltłiʼí",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Fire",
          "orig": "nv:Fire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Light sources",
          "orig": "nv:Light sources",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "candle"
      ],
      "id": "en-akʼah_diltłiʼí-nv-noun-b6WZ~nsC",
      "links": [
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "akʼahkǫʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "akʼahkǫʼ níyizígíí"
        },
        {
          "word": "akʼah dookʼą́łí"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "akʼah diltłiʼí"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, burning grease. From akʼah (“fat, grease”) + diltłiʼ (“it is burning”) + -í (nominalizer)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "akʼah diltłiʼí"
      },
      "expansion": "akʼah diltłiʼí",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo multiword terms",
        "Navajo nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nv:Fire",
        "nv:Light sources"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "candle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "akʼahkǫʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "akʼahkǫʼ níyizígíí"
    },
    {
      "word": "akʼah dookʼą́łí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akʼah diltłiʼí"
}

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