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Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”). Cognate with łeezh (“soil, dirt, ashes”), dleesh (“white clay”).
Root
-DLÉÉZH
- to paint, to daub, to coat
Stem set
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to paint:
to coat, to smear:
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLÉÉZH (paint)