dilkʼis

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

dilkʼis

1. it crackles, pops (as burning wood)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter repetitive, third person only.

Noun

dilkʼis

1. cedar wood, juniper wood