dzígai
Navajo
Etymology
dzi- (“away into distance”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -gai (neuter perfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Verb
dzígai
- a white strip or streak extends away into the distance
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.
Noun
dzígai
- plain, prairie, flatland
Derived terms
- tʼáá dzígaidi