yilzhish

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhish (progressive stem of root -ZHIIZH, “to dance”)

Verb

yilzhish

  1. it goes creeping along (as snow or sand moved by the wind)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 781
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