azeedíchʼííʼ

Navajo

Etymology

azeeʼ (“medicine”) +‎ díchʼííʼ (“hot, piquant”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀zèːtɪ́t͡ʃʼíːʔ/

Noun

azeedíchʼííʼ

chili pepper

Related terms

azeedíchʼííʼ daaltsogo ayóo dadíchʼíʼígíí (“hot yellow chili pepper”)
azeedíchʼííʼ dibahígíí (“ground pepper”)
Azeedíchʼííʼ Dineʼé Bikéyah (“Hungary”)
azeedíchʼííʼ dootłʼizh danímazígíí (“green bell pepper”)
azeedíchʼííʼ łibáhígíí (“black pepper”)
azeedíchʼííʼ łichíʼígíí (“cayenne pepper”)

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 142.