néítłʼin

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼin (momentaneous stem of root -TŁʼIN, “to pile”)

Verb

néítłʼin

  1. to pile it around in a circle (as when making an enclosing wall)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 578
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