-TSʼĮĮL

Navajo

Etymology

In today's Navajo this root is obsolete and appears to be related to -TSʼÍLÍ (“to be clear”).

Root

-TSʼĮĮL

1. to be clear, shiny

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł	transitional	S becomes clear, shiny yiiłtsʼįįł (TRANS)
ni + ł	adjectival	S is clear, crystal white niłtsʼį́į́l (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
TRANS	-tsʼįįł	-tsʼįįl	-tsʼįł	-tsʼįł	-tsʼįįł
NEUT	-tsʼį́į́l	-	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to glitter, glisten:

• -DÍÍN

• -CHIŁ
• -SǪS

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼĮĮL (clear)