łeeyiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

łeezh (“soil, ground”) +‎ -yiʼ (“within”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬèːjɪ̀ʔ/

Adverb

łeeyiʼ

1. in the ground, underground, in the soil

Synonyms

• łeeʼ

Derived terms

• łeeyiʼ bitiiní (“vole”)
• łeeyiʼ chʼosh (“earthworm”)
• łeeyiʼdi (“at a place in the ground”)
• tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh (“lugworm”)