"yaayááhálzhiin" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: Compound of ayaayááh (“throat”) + łizhin (“it is black”) + -ii (nominalizer). Literally, “black throat”. Etymology templates: {{compound|nv|ayaayááh|łizhin|-ii|pos3=nominalizer|t1=throat|t2=it is black}} ayaayááh (“throat”) + łizhin (“it is black”) + -ii (nominalizer) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} yaayááhálzhiin
  1. desert sparrow (Passer simplex)
    Sense id: en-yaayááhálzhiin-nv-noun-VSMZKvvd Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, True sparrows
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ayaayááh",
        "3": "łizhin",
        "4": "-ii",
        "pos3": "nominalizer",
        "t1": "throat",
        "t2": "it is black"
      },
      "expansion": "ayaayááh (“throat”) + łizhin (“it is black”) + -ii (nominalizer)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of ayaayááh (“throat”) + łizhin (“it is black”) + -ii (nominalizer). Literally, “black throat”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "yaayááhálzhiin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "True sparrows",
          "orig": "nv:True sparrows",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "desert sparrow (Passer simplex)"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaayááhálzhiin-nv-noun-VSMZKvvd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaayááhálzhiin"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ayaayááh",
        "3": "łizhin",
        "4": "-ii",
        "pos3": "nominalizer",
        "t1": "throat",
        "t2": "it is black"
      },
      "expansion": "ayaayááh (“throat”) + łizhin (“it is black”) + -ii (nominalizer)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of ayaayááh (“throat”) + łizhin (“it is black”) + -ii (nominalizer). Literally, “black throat”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "yaayááhálzhiin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Navajo compound terms",
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nv:True sparrows"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "desert sparrow (Passer simplex)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaayááhálzhiin"
}

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