łitsxooí

Navajo

Etymology

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

Noun

łitsxooí

the color orange
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:

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