yistłʼin

Navajo

Etymology 1

y- (peg element) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼin (conclusive imperfective stem of the root -TŁʼIN, “to pile”).

Verb

yistłʼin

1. objects (such as books, logs) are piled

Derived terms

• naaltsoos biiʼ yistłʼiní (“bookcase”)

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 578

Etymology 2

y- (peg element) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tłʼin (neuter imperfective stem of the root -TŁʼIN, “to speckled”).

Verb

yistłʼin

1. it is speckled, freckled

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 580