-TSʼÍLÍ

Etymology

Cognate with Dena'ina chʼul, Koyukon tsʼəł, both meaning “to be bright, clear”.

Apparently related to the root -TSʼĮĮL (“to be clear”).

Root

-TSʼÍLÍ

  1. to be clear, be pure, be crystalline
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + ł adjectival S is clear, crystalline

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
NEUT -tsʼílí - - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to be clear:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼÍLÍ (clear)

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