yisdá-

Etymology

From the root -TĄ́, “to handle a slender stiff object”).

Prefix

yisdá-

  1. (to) safety, refuge

Derived terms

Navajo terms prefixed with yisdá- (disjunct)

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 770.
  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 476