atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí

Etymology

From atsiniltłʼish (“lightning, electricity”) + ííłʼį́ (“it makes it”) +‎ -n- (ligature) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)

Noun

atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí

  1. generator
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) electric eel

Synonyms

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 134.
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