"yá’ałníí’" meaning in Navajo

See yá’ałníí’ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: yáʼałnííʼ [canonical]
Etymology: From yá (“sky”) + ałnííʼ (“center”). Head templates: {{head|nv|noun|head=yáʼałnííʼ}} yáʼałnííʼ
  1. the zenith
    Sense id: en-yá’ałníí’-nv-noun-EdorO~n0 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Astronomy Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 95 5
  2. the center of the heavens
    Sense id: en-yá’ałníí’-nv-noun-x89Jny4X Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yádiłhił
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  "etymology_text": "From yá (“sky”) + ałnííʼ (“center”).",
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