"daan" meaning in Navajo

See daan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑ̀ːn/ Forms: [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *danʸ; related to the root -DĄĄD (“spring passes”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*danʸ}} Proto-Athabaskan *danʸ, {{nv-root|-DĄĄD|spring passes|spring passes}} -DĄĄD (“spring passes”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} daan
  1. springtime, spring (season) Derived forms: dąądą́ą́ʼ, dąągo, dąąjįʼ
    Sense id: en-daan-nv-noun-D5U8eDtE Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -DĄĄD (spring passes), Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Seasons, Pages with 12 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 7 10 0 1 1 1 10 11 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 10 0 2 8 2 5 1 1 0
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        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*danʸ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *danʸ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-DĄĄD",
        "2": "spring passes",
        "3": "spring passes"
      },
      "expansion": "-DĄĄD (“spring passes”)",
      "name": "nv-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *danʸ; related to the root -DĄĄD (“spring passes”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dą",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "daan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Seasons",
          "orig": "nv:Seasons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 10 0 1 1 1 10 11 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 10 0 2 8 2 5 1 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "dąądą́ą́ʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "dąągo"
        },
        {
          "word": "dąąjįʼ"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It’s usually warm in the spring.",
          "text": "Dąągo honeezílí łeh.",
          "translation": "It’s usually warm in the spring.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "springtime, spring (season)"
      ],
      "id": "en-daan-nv-noun-D5U8eDtE",
      "links": [
        [
          "springtime",
          "springtime"
        ],
        [
          "spring",
          "spring"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ̀ːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daan"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "tl:Hundred",
    "tl:Roads"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dąądą́ą́ʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "dąągo"
    },
    {
      "word": "dąąjįʼ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*danʸ"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-DĄĄD",
        "2": "spring passes",
        "3": "spring passes"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *danʸ; related to the root -DĄĄD (“spring passes”).",
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    {
      "form": "dą",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "daan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo nouns",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -DĄĄD (spring passes)",
        "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nv:Seasons"
      ],
      "examples": [
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              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It’s usually warm in the spring.",
          "text": "Dąągo honeezílí łeh.",
          "translation": "It’s usually warm in the spring.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "springtime, spring (season)"
      ],
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        [
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          "springtime"
        ],
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          "spring",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ̀ːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daan"
}

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