łichxíʼí

Navajo

Etymology

From łichxííʼ (“he/she/it is orange / reddish orange”) + -í (nominalizer)

Noun

łichxíʼí

1. the color orange
2. 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
• (basic colors) nidaashchʼąąʼígíí; dibéłchíʼí, dinilchííʼ, dinootłʼizh, dootłʼizh, łibá, łichííʼ, łichxíʼí, łigai, łitso, łizhin, tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh ^{(Category: nv:Colors)}