tsʼíʼii

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼiˑxʸ. Cognates include South Slavey tth’ih. Has also been compared to Ket сюй (sʲūj).

Noun

tsʼíʼii

  1. Nematocera
  2. mosquito (insect)
  3. gnat

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References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 635
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