hodéezyéél
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“oral”) + -ni- (adjectival) + -si- (modal) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yéél (neuter stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be calm”).
For the high tone on the prefix compound, see also díní-.
Verb
hodéezyéél
- the place is quiet, noiseless, there is silence
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only
Related terms
- déesxéél