"yiłnih" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nih (progressive stem of root -NIIʼ, “a wave passes”) Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|yi-prog|a}} yi- (progressive), {{nv-prefix|3s}} ∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|ł}} -ł- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|yi-prog|3s|ł}} yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-nih</i>}} -nih, {{nv-link-to-stem|-nih|progressive}} + -nih (progressive stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-NIIʼ</i>}} -NIIʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-NIIʼ|wave passes|a wave passes}} root -NIIʼ, “a wave passes”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} yiłnih, {{nv-verb}} yiłnih
  1. it (a wave) is moving along
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      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog",
        "2": "a"
      },
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      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ł"
      },
      "expansion": "-ł- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-nih</i>"
      },
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      "name": "nowrap"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-nih",
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      },
      "expansion": "+ -nih (progressive stem of",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-NIIʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "wave passes",
        "3": "a wave passes"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NIIʼ, “a wave passes”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nih (progressive stem of root -NIIʼ, “a wave passes”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yiłnih",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "yiłnih",
      "name": "nv-verb"
    }
  ],
  "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 (wave passes)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (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": [
        "it (a wave) is moving along"
      ],
      "id": "en-yiłnih-nv-verb-0GCqPcdQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "moving",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yiłnih"
}
{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "yi- (progressive)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ł"
      },
      "expansion": "-ł- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog",
        "2": "3s",
        "3": "ł"
      },
      "expansion": "yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (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",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-NIIʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "wave passes",
        "3": "a wave passes"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NIIʼ, “a wave passes”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nih (progressive stem of root -NIIʼ, “a wave passes”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yiłnih",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "yiłnih",
      "name": "nv-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (wave passes)",
        "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (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": [
        "it (a wave) is moving along"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moving",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yiłnih"
}

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