dleesh

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”).

Noun

dleesh

1. rhyolitic tuff
2. clay (white)
3. chalk (white)

Usage notes

For colored chalks, use bee naʼadzooí (followed by the color): bee naʼadzooí łigaaígíí (white chalk), bee naʼadzooí łichíʼígíí (red chalk), bee naʼadzooí łichxíʼígíí (orange chalk), bee naʼadzooí dootłʼizhígíí (blue chalk, green chalk).

Synonyms

• bee akʼeʼelchíhí
• bee naʼadzooí

Western Apache

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̥lɛ̀ːʃ]

Noun

dleesh

1. clay (white)

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.