hótłʼiz

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼiz (neuter imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIS, “to be hard”).

Verb

hótłʼiz

  1. (spatial person) it (an area, the floor, snow) is hard, compacted, crusted

References

  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 580
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