dilkʼis

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

di- (fire) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-kʼis (repetitive stem of root -KʼIZ, “to crack”).

Verb[edit]

dilkʼis

  1. it crackles, pops (as burning wood)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter repetitive, third person only.

Noun[edit]

dilkʼis

  1. cedar wood, juniper wood