adiilzhíísh

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -di- (inceptive) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhíísh (momentaneous stem of root -ZHIIZH, “to dance”)

Verb

adiilzhíísh

  1. to start off dancing, dance off

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 778
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