binitih

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tih (momentaneous stem of root -TIH, “to be tight, squeezed”)

Verb

binitih

  1. it becomes tight or snug on someone

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 504