chʼil deenínii

Etymology

chʼil (“plant”) + deení (“it is sharp”) +‎ -n- (ligature) +‎ -ii (nominalizer)

Noun

chʼil deenínii

  1. tumbleweed

Synonyms

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 289.
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