tʼeesh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Athabaskan *tʼe̓š (charcoal).

This term is also related to the root -TʼÉÉZH (to blacken with charcoal).

Noun[edit]

tʼeesh (possessed form bitʼeezh)

  1. charcoal
  2. ash
    Gad bitʼeezhjuniper ash

Inflection[edit]