chʼíshiibeezhii

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from an onomatopoeic chʼíshiibeezh with the nominalizing suffix -ii

Noun

chʼíshiibeezhii

  1. titmouse
  2. chickadee

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 109
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