yótsaʼ

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsaʼ (neuter stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”)

Verb

yótsaʼ

  1. it has hold of it in its beak or teeth or with pliers

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 591
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