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:
- łichxííʼ
- łitsxo
- yéego łitso
| Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| łigai | łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin) | łizhin | ||
| łichííʼ | łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo) ; dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin) | łitso (light yellow: diniltso) ; dinilgai | ||
| dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh | ||||
| dootłʼizhii | yágo dootłʼizh | dootłʼizh | ||
| diłhiłgo dootłʼizh | tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh | dinilchííʼ | ||