"kóyaa" meaning in Navajo

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Adverb

IPA: /kʰójɑ̀ː/
Etymology: From kó- (locative enclitic) + -yaa (“down, below”) Etymology templates: {{af|nv|kó-|-yaa|pos1=locative enclitic|t2=down, below}} kó- (locative enclitic) + -yaa (“down, below”) Head templates: {{head|nv|adverb}} kóyaa
  1. down here, down this way
    Sense id: en-kóyaa-nv-adv-HCoYHaMA Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms prefixed with kó-, Navajo terms suffixed with -yaa, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "kó-",
        "3": "-yaa",
        "pos1": "locative enclitic",
        "t2": "down, below"
      },
      "expansion": "kó- (locative enclitic) + -yaa (“down, below”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kó- (locative enclitic) + -yaa (“down, below”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "kóyaa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with kó-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms suffixed with -yaa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down here, down this way"
      ],
      "id": "en-kóyaa-nv-adv-HCoYHaMA",
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "here",
          "here"
        ],
        [
          "this way",
          "this way"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰójɑ̀ː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kóyaa"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "kó-",
        "3": "-yaa",
        "pos1": "locative enclitic",
        "t2": "down, below"
      },
      "expansion": "kó- (locative enclitic) + -yaa (“down, below”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kó- (locative enclitic) + -yaa (“down, below”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "kóyaa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo adverbs",
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with kó-",
        "Navajo terms suffixed with -yaa",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down here, down this way"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "here",
          "here"
        ],
        [
          "this way",
          "this way"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰójɑ̀ː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kóyaa"
}

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