chąąʼ ééʼníʼ

Etymology

chąąʼ (“feces”) + ééʼníʼ, from the verb root -NIʼ (“to become blocked”)

Noun

chąąʼ ééʼníʼ

  1. constipation

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 270.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 434
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