Tóbájíshchíní

Alternative forms

Etymology

tó (“water”) + bá (“for it”) + jízhchį́ (“He was born”) + -n- (ligature) +‎ -í (nominalizer). Compare Chiricahua Tóbájiishchinéń (“Child of the Water”).

Proper noun

Tóbájíshchíní

  1. “Born of Water”, “Child of the Water” (the younger of the Hero Twins, sons of Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé)

Synonyms

  • Naʼídígishí

See also

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 88
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