tłʼiish
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”). Cognate with Ahtna tlʼaghes (“eel”), Tlingit tłʼikʼʷx (“worm, snake”), possibly cognate with Ket тиг, тих (tìɣ).
See also the root -TŁʼIIZH (“to wriggle, to be serpentine”).
Noun
tłʼiish
- snake, serpent
Derived terms
- tłʼiish áníní (“rattlesnake”)
- tłʼiish bichóhí (“sidewinder”)
- tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí (“cobra”)
- tłʼiish yighání (“honey badger”)
Western Apache
Noun
tłʼiish
- snake