"dini-" meaning in Navajo

See dini- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From di- (“color”) + one of several position VIc prefixes with the shape ni-. Compare Chipewyan dene- Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|di-color|a}} di- (“color”), {{nv-prefixes|di-color}} di- (“color”), {{af|nv|ni-}} ni-, {{cog|chp|dene-}} Chipewyan dene- Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} dini-
  1. denotes approximate color, equivalent to English -ish Tags: morpheme
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "di-",
      "di-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "dene-",
      "dene-#Chipewyan"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-color",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“color”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-color"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“color”)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ni-"
      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chp",
        "2": "dene-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chipewyan dene-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From di- (“color”) + one of several position VIc prefixes with the shape ni-. Compare Chipewyan dene-",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "dini-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (color)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ni-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "denotes approximate color, equivalent to English -ish"
      ],
      "id": "en-dini--nv-prefix-GXtx7-T3",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ish",
          "-ish#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dini-"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "di-",
      "di-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "dene-",
      "dene-#Chipewyan"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-color",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“color”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-color"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“color”)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ni-"
      },
      "expansion": "ni-",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chp",
        "2": "dene-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chipewyan dene-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From di- (“color”) + one of several position VIc prefixes with the shape ni-. Compare Chipewyan dene-",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "dini-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo prefixes",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (color)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ni-",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "denotes approximate color, equivalent to English -ish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ish",
          "-ish#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dini-"
}

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