yadiitsʼóóz

Etymology

ya- (“up or down, vertically”) + -di- (extension) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼóóz (neuter perfective stem of root -TSʼÓÓZÍ, “to slender”)

Verb

yadiitsʼóóz

  1. it forms a slender column, has a pointed shape

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 642
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