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”)

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