-DIZ

-DIZ

1. twist
   1. (-Ø- or -ł- ) to twist it, to spin it, to wrap it, to bandage.
   2. (-l- reflexive) to roll dirt off of oneself.
   3. (-d- or -l- passive) to be tangled, snarled, to wind around.
   4. Misc.
      1. (-ł-) to clean one's gun (by twisting the cleaning patch back out).
      2. (-ł-) to catch a rabbit (by twisting it out of its hole), to go rabbit hunting.
      3. (di- "legs" + -l- causative-reflexive) to move with swift short steps (as in throwing a javelin).

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DIZ (twist)