beʼesdzą́ą́ ádinii

Etymology

beʼesdzáán (“his wife”) + ádin (“she does not exist”) +‎ -ii

Noun

beʼesdzą́ą́ ádinii

  1. bachelor
  2. widower

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 142
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