Hoozdo Bináhásdzo

Etymology

Hoozdo (“Phoenix”) + bináhásdzo, composed of bi- (indirect object prefix) +‎ náhásdzo (“state”), literally “a line was drawn around Phoenix”.

Proper noun

Hoozdo bináhásdzo

  1. Arizona (a state of the United States).
    Synonym: Hoozdo hahoodzo

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 759
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