dleesh

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”).

Noun

dleesh

rhyolitic tuff
clay (white)
chalk (white)

Usage notes

For colored chalks, use bee naʼadzooí (followed by the color): bee naʼadzooí łigaaígíí (white chalk), bee naʼadzooí łichíʼígíí (red chalk), bee naʼadzooí łichxíʼígíí (orange chalk), bee naʼadzooí dootłʼizhígíí (blue chalk, green chalk).

Synonyms

bee akʼeʼelchíhí
bee naʼadzooí

Western Apache

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d̥lɛ̀ːʃ]

Noun

dleesh

clay (white)

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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