yilnááʼ

Etymology

yini- (meaning unclear) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nááʼ (neuter stem of root -NÁÁʼ, “to have eyes like”)

Verb

yilnááʼ

  1. to have eyes like (an animal)
    Atsá yilnááʼ
    He has eyes like an eagle

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 471
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