łitsooí

Navajo

Etymology

łitso (“it is yellow”) + -í (nominalizer). Compare Ahtna ltsooy.

Noun

łitsooí

1. The color yellow.
2. That which is yellow; the yellow one.
   • Shicheii bimósí atah, łitsooí éí tʼóó ahayóí binááhai nahalin.
     Of my grandfather's cats, the yellow one seems quite old.

Derived terms

• mąʼii łitsooí