hoojį́į́h

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhį́į́h (transitional imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

hoojį́į́h (intransitive)

  1. an area or space is turning dark or black
    niʼ hoojį́į́h
    early twilight falls
    (literally, “the earth darkens”)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 782
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