binadélį́

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ná- (“around”) + -di- (extension) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”)

Verb

binadélį́

  1. it (liquid) surrounds it (as floodwaters around a house)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 375
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