łìtúna

Taos

Noun

łìtúna I.1 (duoplural łítuną, vocative łítu, stem łìtú-)

1. maternal grandmother (mother's mother), maternal great-grandmother (mother's father's mother or mother's mother's mother)
2. vocative
   1. maternal grandmother (mother's mother), maternal great-grandmother (mother's father's mother or mother's mother's mother)
   2. older woman (used by younger speaker to any older woman in friendly respect)