táłkááʼ

Navajo

Etymology

From tá- (combining form of tó (“water”)) + -ł- (ligature) + bikááʼ (“on, upon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɑ́ɬkʰɑ́ːʔ/

Adverb

táłkááʼ

1. on the surface of the water

Derived terms

• Táłkááʼ Bighan Dineʼé bikéyah (“Venezuela”)
• táłkááʼ dilwoʼí (“water strider”)
• táłkááʼ naalzheehí (“osprey”)
• táłkááʼ tsʼin (“crocodile, alligator”)