-TSʼÍLÍ

Navajo

Etymology

Cognate with Dena'ina chʼul, Koyukon tsʼəł, both meaning “to be bright, clear”.

Apparently related to the root -TSʼĮĮL (“to be clear”).

Root

-TSʼÍLÍ

1. to be clear, be pure, be crystalline

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + ł	adjectival	S is clear, crystalline niłtsʼílí

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUT	-tsʼílí	-	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to be clear:

• -TSʼĮĮL
• -CHIŁ
• -SǪS
• -DÍÍN

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSʼÍLÍ (clear)