bikétłʼóól

Navajo

Etymology

bi- (“his/her/its/their”) +‎ ké (“foot”) +‎ tłʼóól (“weaving, winding”), akin to bitłʼóól (“thread”) and one of the stem forms from atłʼó (“he/she/it is weaving”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪ̀kɛ́t͡ɬʼóːl/

Noun

bikétłʼóól

1. its roots
2. his/her shoestrings

Derived terms

• niłtsínii bikétłʼóól dijoolí (“turnip”)