"hai" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: [xɑj] Audio: Nv-hai.ogg [Navajo]
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy. Related to the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*x̣αy}} Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy, {{m|nv|-HAI||a winter or a year passes}} -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”), {{nv-root|-HAI|winter passes|a winter or a year passes}} -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} hai
  1. winter Categories (topical): Seasons Synonyms: xai (english: in older Americanist literature) Derived forms: haidą́ą́ʼ (english: last winter), haigo (english: in winter), haiʼííłnííʼ (english: midwinter), dííghaaí (english: this winter) Related terms: daan (english: spring), shį́ (english: summer), aakʼeed (english: autumn)

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        {
          "english": "last winter",
          "word": "haidą́ą́ʼ"
        },
        {
          "english": "in winter",
          "word": "haigo"
        },
        {
          "english": "midwinter",
          "word": "haiʼííłnííʼ"
        },
        {
          "english": "this winter",
          "word": "dííghaaí"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It’s usually cold in the winter.",
          "text": "Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh.",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "spring",
          "word": "daan"
        },
        {
          "english": "summer",
          "word": "shį́"
        },
        {
          "english": "autumn",
          "word": "aakʼeed"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "in older Americanist literature",
          "word": "xai"
        }
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      "english": "last winter",
      "word": "haidą́ą́ʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "in winter",
      "word": "haigo"
    },
    {
      "english": "midwinter",
      "word": "haiʼííłnííʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "this winter",
      "word": "dííghaaí"
    }
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "3": "a winter or a year passes"
      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "spring",
      "word": "daan"
    },
    {
      "english": "summer",
      "word": "shį́"
    },
    {
      "english": "autumn",
      "word": "aakʼeed"
    }
  ],
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        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo nouns",
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        "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Navajo terms with audio links",
        "Navajo terms with usage examples",
        "nv:Seasons"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "It’s usually cold in the winter.",
          "text": "Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh.",
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        }
      ],
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        "winter"
      ],
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        [
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    },
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      "audio": "Nv-hai.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "in older Americanist literature",
      "word": "xai"
    }
  ],
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}

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