"dleesh" meaning in Navajo

See dleesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”). Doublet of the root -DLÉÉZH (“to paint”) Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*łe̓dž||dirt}} Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”), {{nv-root|-DLÉÉZH|paint}} -DLÉÉZH (“to paint”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} dleesh
  1. rhyolitic tuff
    Sense id: en-dleesh-nv-noun-sjJm-Vpo Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLÉÉZH (paint), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Materials, Minerals Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLÉÉZH (paint): 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Materials: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Minerals: 33 33 33
  2. clay (white)
    Sense id: en-dleesh-nv-noun-UYtz3RnJ Categories (other): Materials, Minerals Disambiguation of Materials: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Minerals: 33 33 33
  3. chalk (white)
    Sense id: en-dleesh-nv-noun-58Gi4xDj Categories (other): Materials, Minerals Disambiguation of Materials: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Minerals: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bee akʼeʼelchíhí, bee naʼadzooí
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    }
  ],
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