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Etymology
From, a root with multiple meanings throughout the Athabaskan languages, related to sticky matter, and to the handling or movement of a liquid, viscous or granular mass or of a plurality of objects.

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Occurs in Navajo in bases related to the parallel positioning of plural elongated subjects (sticks, ropes or animated), to the running of plural subjects (see also and  for a similar connection between the movement of rope-like objects (SFO) and running), and to the greasing or sticking of objects.

Root
1. plural S lie, recline

2. plural S run
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3. to stick, to cause to adhere, to smear, to grease


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Synonyms
to lie, to recline: to run:

to stick, to adhere: to weld, to solder: to grease, to coat: