shoogish

Etymology

si- (modal) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gish (cursive progressive stem of root -GIZH, “to cut”).

Verb

shoogish

  1. (preceded by dah) it hangs in the air (as a cloud, puff of smoke, etc.)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 212
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