yishtłizh

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tłizh (neuter perfective stem of root -TŁIIZH, “to be dark brown, stained”).

Compare Koyukon tłɨs (“to be crushed”), Sarcee dlish (“be spotted”).

Verb

yishtłizh

  1. he/she/it is bruised, dark
  2. he/she/it is dark brown, dark-skinned, brown-skinned

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si).

See also

Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text)
     łigai      łibá
(dark gray: dinilzhin) 		     łizhin
             łichííʼ              łichxíʼí
(light orange: diniltsxo); dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh
(dark brown: dinilzhin) 		             łitso
(light yellow: diniltso); dinilgai
                          dinooltłʼizh,
chʼilgo dootłʼizh 		            
             dootłʼizhii              yágo dootłʼizh              dootłʼizh
             diłhiłgo dootłʼizh              tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh              dinilchííʼ
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