"tłʼiish" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”). Cognate with Ahtna tlʼaghes (“eel”), Tlingit tłʼikʼʷx (“worm, snake”), possibly cognate with Ket тиг, тих (tìɣ). See also the root -TŁʼIIZH (“to wriggle, to be serpentine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*tł’əɣəš||eel, snake}} Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”), {{cog|aht|tlʼaghes||eel}} Ahtna tlʼaghes (“eel”), {{cog|tli|tłʼikʼʷx||worm, snake}} Tlingit tłʼikʼʷx (“worm, snake”), {{nv-root|-TŁʼIIZH|wriggle|to wriggle, to be serpentine}} -TŁʼIIZH (“to wriggle, to be serpentine”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} tłʼiish
  1. snake, serpent Wikipedia link: nv:tłʼiish Categories (lifeform): Reptiles Derived forms: tłʼiish áníní (english: rattlesnake), tłʼiish bichóhí (english: sidewinder), tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí (english: cobra)
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