"hodoonih" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nih (progressive stem of the root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|ho|a}} ho- (“space, area, things”), {{nv-prefix|di-legs}} -di- (“arms, legs”), {{nv-prefix|yi-prog-oo}} -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|-}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|ho|di-legs|yi-prog-oo|-}} ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-nih</i>}} -nih, {{nv-link-to-stem|-nih|progressive}} + -nih (progressive stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-NIIʼ</i>}} -NIIʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-NIIʼ|act with hand|to act with the hand}} root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} hodoonih
  1. (with prepounded -á): to be a nuisance, be annoying
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ho-",
      "ho-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "di-",
      "di-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "oo-",
      "oo-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "∅-",
      "∅-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-nih",
      "-nih#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-NIIʼ",
      "-NIIʼ#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-legs"
      },
      "expansion": "-di- (“arms, legs”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog-oo"
      },
      "expansion": "-oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "di-legs",
        "3": "yi-prog-oo",
        "4": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-nih</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-nih",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-nih",
        "2": "progressive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -nih (progressive stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-NIIʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "act with hand",
        "3": "to act with the hand"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nih (progressive stem of the root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "hodoonih",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ho-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs used in third person only",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be a nuisance, be annoying"
      ],
      "id": "en-hodoonih-nv-verb-AmLjUzUd",
      "links": [
        [
          "-á",
          "bá#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "nuisance",
          "nuisance"
        ],
        [
          "annoying",
          "annoying"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with prepounded -á): to be a nuisance, be annoying"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with prepounded -á"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hodoonih"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ho-",
      "ho-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "di-",
      "di-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "oo-",
      "oo-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "∅-",
      "∅-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-nih",
      "-nih#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-NIIʼ",
      "-NIIʼ#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-legs"
      },
      "expansion": "-di- (“arms, legs”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog-oo"
      },
      "expansion": "-oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "di-legs",
        "3": "yi-prog-oo",
        "4": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-nih</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-nih",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-nih",
        "2": "progressive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -nih (progressive stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-NIIʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "act with hand",
        "3": "to act with the hand"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nih (progressive stem of the root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "hodoonih",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand)",
        "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ho-",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
        "Navajo verbs used in third person only",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be a nuisance, be annoying"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-á",
          "bá#Navajo"
        ],
        [
          "nuisance",
          "nuisance"
        ],
        [
          "annoying",
          "annoying"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with prepounded -á): to be a nuisance, be annoying"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with prepounded -á"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hodoonih"
}

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