yisdéíłtsééh

Etymology

yisdá- (“to safety”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsééh (imperfective stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”)

Verb

yisdéíłtsééh

  1. it carries it to safety/away from danger (clamped in its beak or teeth)

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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