yítʼiʼ
See also: yiti
Navajo
Etymology
yi- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼiʼ (perfective stem stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
yítʼiʼ
- a solid flexible object (SFO) extends
References
- Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 551