niimas

Navajo

/nìːmɑ̀s/

verb
Definitions
  • he/she/it is rolling up into a ball, is curling up (a cat, a person in a bed)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (roll).

Origin

Proto-Athabaskan

*wątsʼ

Gloss

roll

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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