"yaaʼ" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*yaʔ}} Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ Head templates: {{head|nv|noun|possessed form|biyaʼ}} yaaʼ (possessed form biyaʼ) Forms: biyaʼ [possessed-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], shiyaʼ [first-person, singular], nihiyaʼ [duoplural, first-person], danihiyaʼ [first-person, plural], niyaʼ [second-person, singular], nihiyaʼ [duoplural, second-person], danihiyaʼ [plural, second-person], biyaʼ [third-person], yiyaʼ [fourth-person], hayaʼ [fourth-person], ayaʼ [indefinite]
  1. louse, tick, mite, flea
    Sense id: en-yaaʼ-nv-noun-F0rv2pVn Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Insects Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Insects: 88 12
  2. (by extension) parasite Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-yaaʼ-nv-noun-AJN2Ft4f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bįįh biyaʼ (english: deer tick), chʼil biyaʼ (english: aphid), naadą́ą́ʼ biyaʼ (english: ladybird beetle), naaʼahóóhai biyaʼ (english: chicken mite), naniseʼ biyaʼ (english: aphid), neeshchʼííʼ biyaʼ

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "deer tick",
      "translation": "deer tick",
      "word": "bįįh biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "aphid",
      "translation": "aphid",
      "word": "chʼil biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ladybird beetle",
      "translation": "ladybird beetle",
      "word": "naadą́ą́ʼ biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "chicken mite",
      "translation": "chicken mite",
      "word": "naaʼahóóhai biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "aphid",
      "translation": "aphid",
      "word": "naniseʼ biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "neeshchʼííʼ biyaʼ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*yaʔ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/yaʔ"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*yaʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "biyaʼ",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hayaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "possessed form",
        "4": "biyaʼ"
      },
      "expansion": "yaaʼ (possessed form biyaʼ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "nv:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "louse, tick, mite, flea"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaaʼ-nv-noun-F0rv2pVn",
      "links": [
        [
          "louse",
          "louse"
        ],
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ],
        [
          "mite",
          "mite"
        ],
        [
          "flea",
          "flea"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parasite"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaaʼ-nv-noun-AJN2Ft4f",
      "links": [
        [
          "parasite",
          "parasite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) parasite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaaʼ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nv:Insects"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "deer tick",
      "translation": "deer tick",
      "word": "bįįh biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "aphid",
      "translation": "aphid",
      "word": "chʼil biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "ladybird beetle",
      "translation": "ladybird beetle",
      "word": "naadą́ą́ʼ biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "chicken mite",
      "translation": "chicken mite",
      "word": "naaʼahóóhai biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "english": "aphid",
      "translation": "aphid",
      "word": "naniseʼ biyaʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "neeshchʼííʼ biyaʼ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*yaʔ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/yaʔ"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*yaʔ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "biyaʼ",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiyaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hayaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaʼ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "possessed form",
        "4": "biyaʼ"
      },
      "expansion": "yaaʼ (possessed form biyaʼ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "louse, tick, mite, flea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "louse",
          "louse"
        ],
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ],
        [
          "mite",
          "mite"
        ],
        [
          "flea",
          "flea"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parasite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parasite",
          "parasite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) parasite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaaʼ"
}

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