atsiniltłʼish

Navajo

Etymology

From the verbal root -TŁʼIIZH (“zigzag”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀t͡sʰɪ̀nɪ̀lt͡ɬʼɪ̀ʃ/

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Noun

atsiniltłʼish

1. lightning
2. electricity

   atsiniltłʼish neeztsiz. ― the electricity went out.

Derived terms

• atsiniltłʼish bá hooghan (“power plant”)
• atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí (“generator”)
• łeetsoh bee atsiniltłʼish álʼį́ (“nuclear power”)
• naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí (“electric eel”)

See also

• jishgish
• łeʼdoolchʼil

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 583