tsédídééh
The English word "purple" is translated into Navajo as tsédídééh.
tsédídééh is used as a noun to refer to the color purple.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Which one should you use?
While tsédídééh functions as the noun for the color, the phrase tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh is used when you need to describe something as being purple (the adjective form).
Related words
Did you know?
- The word tsédídééh is fundamentally linked to the word for 'mountain ash' or 'rowan' berries, meaning the color is named after the fruit itself.
- The adjective form tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh contains the word dootłʼizh, which generally means 'blue' or 'dark'.
- In some Navajo dialects, the terminology for colors like purple can vary based on whether the object is an animal, a mineral or a piece of fabric.
Example conversation
Tyler and Amanda are looking at a painting.
- TylerDoolʼááł kʼééʼ tsédídééh?Is the dress purple?
- AmandaÁáʼ, tsédídééh tʼáá ákótʼé.Yes, it is definitely purple.
- TylerHózhǫ́ą́áda ałtsó.It is very beautiful.
- AmandaÁáʼ, tʼáá ákótʼé.Yes, it really is.
