yítłizh

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłizh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIIZH, “to be dark brown”).

Verb

yítłizh

  1. there is a dark patch or blotch on the landscape

References

  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 572