béésh haagééd

Etymology

béésh (“metal”) + haagééd (“it is taken up and out”), simple passive of haigééd

Noun

béésh haagééd

  1. mine (for metal)

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 167.
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