"nihootso" meaning in Navajo

See nihootso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: ni- (terminative) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tso (neuter perfective stem of the root -TSOII, “to be yellow”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|ni-term|a}} ni- (terminative), {{nv-prefix|ho}} -ho- (“space, area, things”), {{nv-prefix|ni-3s-∅}} -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|d}} -d- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|ni-term|ho|ni-3s-∅|d}} ni- (terminative) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-tso</i>}} -tso, {{nv-link-to-stem|-tso|neuter perfective}} + -tso (neuter perfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-TSOII</i>}} -TSOII, {{nv-link-to-root|-TSOII|yellow|to be yellow}} root -TSOII, “to be yellow”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} nihootso, {{nv-verb}} nihootso
  1. a yellow-green line or streak ends
    Sense id: en-nihootso-nv-verb-2oXxBKXl Categories (other): Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOII (yellow), Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts, Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier), Navajo terms prefixed with ho-, Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal), Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (terminative), Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (ni) aspect, Navajo verbs used in third person only Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOII (yellow): 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts: 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier): 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ho-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal): 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (terminative): 49 51 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (ni) aspect: 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs used in third person only: 52 48
  2. a yellow-green line or streak extends and terminates
    Sense id: en-nihootso-nv-verb-RtHxhDfu Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOII (yellow), Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts, Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier), Navajo terms prefixed with ho-, Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal), Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (terminative), Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (ni) aspect, Navajo verbs used in third person only, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSOII (yellow): 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts: 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier): 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ho-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal): 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (terminative): 49 51 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (ni) aspect: 51 49 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs used in third person only: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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