tséʼésdaazii

Etymology

Literally, “the one as heavy as stone”. cf. tsé (“stone”), nidaaz (“it is heavy”), -ii (nominalizer)

Noun

tséʼésdaazii

  1. mountain mahogany

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 730.
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