yiilchʼííł

Etymology

yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chʼííł (transitional stem of root -CHʼIL, “to curl”). Sense 2 refers to the curling of corn leaves when the corn ripens.

Verb

yiilchʼííł

  1. it curls up, becomes curly
  2. it ripens (of corn)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 107
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