yoolééł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lééł (progressive stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).

Verb

yoolééł

1. he/she is going along carrying it (a rope-like object)
2. he/she is going along carrying it (a pair of objects)

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishłééł	yiidlééł	deíníidlé
2nd person	yílééł	wohłééł	deínóhłé
3rd person	yoolééł		deílé
4th person	joolééł		dajílé

Related terms

• naazlá
• neilé
• silá
• yilé
• yilyé

See also

• yooʼááł
• yoojih
• yookááł
• yooyééł

Noun

yoolééł

1. hangover

   bá yoolééł ― he/she has a hangover, is hungover

   Abínídą́ą́ʼ chxǫ́ǫ́h shá yooléełgo ńdiishʼnaʼ ― I got up early this morning extremely hungover.