łichxíʼí
Navajo
Etymology
From łichxííʼ (“he/she/it is orange / reddish orange”) + -í (nominalizer)
Noun
łichxíʼí
- the color orange
- that which is orange, the orange one
Usage notes
Łichxíʼí is on the redder side of orange, as compared to łitsxooí or yéego łitsooí on the yellower side of orange.
Synonyms
- łitsxooí
- yéego łitsooí
See also
Verb forms:
| Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| łigai | łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin) |
łizhin | dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin) | ||
| dinilchííʼ | łichííʼ | łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo) |
łitso (light yellow: diniltso) ; dinilgai | ||
| dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh |
dootłʼizhii | ||||
| yágo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizh | diłhiłgo dootłʼizh | tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh | ||
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