Tsoodził
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Etymology[edit]
Possibly from atsooʼ (“tongue”) + dził (“mountain”). Another theory is that is comes from tsodizin (“prayer”) + dził (“mountain”).
Proper noun[edit]
Tsoodził
- Mount Taylor, New Mexico
Usage notes[edit]
One of the six sacred mountains of the Navajo. Tsoodził, associated with dootłʼizhii (turquoise) and the color blue, marks the southern boundary of Dinétah.