"diz" meaning in Navajo

See diz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *deˑšʷ (“river, sandbar”). Cognate with Chipewyan des (“river”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*deˑšʷ||river, sandbar}} Proto-Athabaskan *deˑšʷ (“river, sandbar”), {{cog|chp|des||river}} Chipewyan des (“river”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} diz
  1. pile of trash and debris or driftwood accumulated in a stream by the whirling water
    Sense id: en-diz-nv-noun-CMhB9yRA Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries
     
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        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*deˑšʷ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "river, sandbar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *deˑšʷ (“river, sandbar”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chp",
        "2": "des",
        "3": "",
        "4": "river"
      },
      "expansion": "Chipewyan des (“river”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *deˑšʷ (“river, sandbar”). Cognate with Chipewyan des (“river”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "diz",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 15 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pile of trash and debris or driftwood accumulated in a stream by the whirling water"
      ],
      "id": "en-diz-nv-noun-CMhB9yRA",
      "links": [
        [
          "trash",
          "trash"
        ],
        [
          "debris",
          "debris"
        ],
        [
          "driftwood",
          "driftwood"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "diz"
}

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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *deˑšʷ (“river, sandbar”). Cognate with Chipewyan des (“river”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "diz",
      "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 derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Pages with 15 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pile of trash and debris or driftwood accumulated in a stream by the whirling water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trash",
          "trash"
        ],
        [
          "debris",
          "debris"
        ],
        [
          "driftwood",
          "driftwood"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "diz"
}

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