ashkii in Navajo

IPA: /ʔɑ̀ʃkʰìː/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Cognate with Western Apache ishkiin, Jicarilla ishkiyii, Chiricahua ʻishkįye. Etymology templates: {{cog|apw|ishkiin}} Western Apache ishkiin, {{cog|apj|ishkiyii}} Jicarilla ishkiyii, {{cog|apm|ʻishkįye}} Chiricahua ʻishkįye Head templates: {{head|nv|noun|plural|ashiiké, ashkiikéyóó|possessed form|beʼashkii}} ashkii (plural ashiiké, ashkiikéyóó, possessed form beʼashkii) Forms: ashiiké [plural], ashkiikéyóó [plural], beʼashkii [possessed-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], sheʼashkii [first-person, singular], niheʼashkii [duoplural, first-person], daniheʼashkii [first-person, plural], neʼashkii [second-person, singular], niheʼashkii [duoplural, second-person], daniheʼashkii [plural, second-person], beʼashkii [third-person], yeʼashkii [fourth-person], hweʼashkii [fourth-person], aʼashkii [indefinite]

Inflected forms

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "atʼééd"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ishkiin",
      "ishkiin#Western_Apache"
    ],
    [
      "ishkiyii",
      "ishkiyii#Jicarilla"
    ],
    [
      "ʻishkįye",
      "ʻishkįye#Chiricahua"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "ishkiin"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Apache ishkiin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apj",
        "2": "ishkiyii"
      },
      "expansion": "Jicarilla ishkiyii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apm",
        "2": "ʻishkįye"
      },
      "expansion": "Chiricahua ʻishkįye",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Western Apache ishkiin, Jicarilla ishkiyii, Chiricahua ʻishkįye.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ashiiké",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ashkiikéyóó",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beʼashkii",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yeʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ashiiké, ashkiikéyóó",
        "5": "possessed form",
        "6": "beʼashkii"
      },
      "expansion": "ashkii (plural ashiiké, ashkiikéyóó, possessed form beʼashkii)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "nv:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the boy is tall.",
          "text": "ashkii éí nineez",
          "translation": "the boy is tall.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boy, lad"
      ],
      "id": "en-ashkii-nv-noun-5GNh4AeY",
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "lad",
          "lad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "nv:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boyfriend"
      ],
      "id": "en-ashkii-nv-noun--jGrlHqQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "boyfriend",
          "boyfriend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔɑ̀ʃkʰìː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ashkii"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "atʼééd"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nv:Male people"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ishkiin",
      "ishkiin#Western_Apache"
    ],
    [
      "ishkiyii",
      "ishkiyii#Jicarilla"
    ],
    [
      "ʻishkįye",
      "ʻishkįye#Chiricahua"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "ishkiin"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Apache ishkiin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apj",
        "2": "ishkiyii"
      },
      "expansion": "Jicarilla ishkiyii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apm",
        "2": "ʻishkįye"
      },
      "expansion": "Chiricahua ʻishkįye",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Western Apache ishkiin, Jicarilla ishkiyii, Chiricahua ʻishkįye.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ashiiké",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ashkiikéyóó",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beʼashkii",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniheʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yeʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hweʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aʼashkii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ashiiké, ashkiikéyóó",
        "5": "possessed form",
        "6": "beʼashkii"
      },
      "expansion": "ashkii (plural ashiiké, ashkiikéyóó, possessed form beʼashkii)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the boy is tall.",
          "text": "ashkii éí nineez",
          "translation": "the boy is tall.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boy, lad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "lad",
          "lad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "boyfriend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boyfriend",
          "boyfriend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔɑ̀ʃkʰìː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ashkii"
}

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"ashkii" meaning in Navajo

Noun

Inflected forms