dleesh

== Navajo == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”). Doublet of the root -DLÉÉZH (“to paint”) === Noun === dleesh rhyolitic tuff clay (white) chalk (white) ==== Usage notes ==== For colored chalks, use bee naʼadzooí (followed by the color): bee naʼadzooí łigaaígíí (white chalk), bee naʼadzooí łichíʼígíí (red chalk), bee naʼadzooí łichxíʼígíí (orange chalk), bee naʼadzooí dootłʼizhígíí (blue chalk, green chalk). ==== Synonyms ==== bee akʼeʼelchíhí bee naʼadzooí == Western Apache == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [d̥lɛ̀ːʃ] === Noun === dleesh clay (white) === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.