bitsʼádiʼnídíín

Etymology

bitsʼá- (away from it) + -di- (“fire”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -díín (imperfective stem of root -DÍÍN, “light shines”).

Verb

bitsʼádiʼnídíín

  1. it gives off light
  2. it reflects light
  3. it is bright and shiny
  4. it glitters, gleams

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 139
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