hidiłdaas

Etymology

hi- (seriative) + -di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-daas (momentaneous stem of root -DÁÁZ, “to mass moves”)

Verb

hidiłdaas

  1. it (a mass) spurts, comes in spurts
  2. (of sparks) they fly, shower

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 122