łitsxooí

Navajo

Etymology

łitsxo (“he/she/it is orange / yellowish orange”) + -í (“nominalizer”)

Noun

łitsxooí

1. the color orange
2. that which is orange, the orange one

Usage notes

Łitsxooí is on the yellower side of orange, as compared to łichxíʼí on the redder side of orange.

Synonyms

• yéego łitsooí
• łichxíʼí

Derived terms

• chʼosh łitsxooí (“ladybug”)
• níłchʼi łitsxooí (“neon”)

See also

Verb forms:

• łitsxo
• yéego łitso
• łichxííʼ