"deeteel" meaning in Navajo

See deeteel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tèːtʰèːl/
Etymology: adeeʼ (“horns”) + nteel (“it is wide”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} deeteel
  1. moose
    Sense id: en-deeteel-nv-noun-GCByU3ra Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 37 29
  2. male antelope
    Sense id: en-deeteel-nv-noun-7SXKApc8 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Antelopes, Cervids, Male animals Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 47 24 Disambiguation of Antelopes: 11 80 9 Disambiguation of Cervids: 17 68 14 Disambiguation of Male animals: 1 90 9
  3. mythological animal
    Sense id: en-deeteel-nv-noun-UEKeECPw Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 30 31 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Deeteel bikéyah [Canada]
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "adeeʼ",
      "adeeʼ#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "nteel",
      "nteel#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "adeeʼ (“horns”) + nteel (“it is wide”)",
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        "1": "nv",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 37 29",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "moose",
          "moose"
        ]
      ]
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        },
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          "_dis": "34 37 29",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 68 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "1 90 9",
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        }
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        ]
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        }
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/tèːtʰèːl/"
    }
  ],
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    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
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  ],
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        "Canada"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "adeeʼ",
      "adeeʼ#Navajo"
    ],
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      "nteel",
      "nteel#Navajo"
    ]
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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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    }
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      ],
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        [
          "moose",
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        ]
      ]
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        ],
        [
          "antelope",
          "antelope"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "mythological"
        ],
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        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/tèːtʰèːl/"
    }
  ],
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