naʼatsʼǫǫsí
Navajo
Etymology
naʼatsʼǫǫs (“it goes about sucking against a surface”) + -í (nominalizer)
Pronunciation
Audio (NV): (file)
Noun
naʼatsʼǫǫsí
Synonyms
- jį́ʼaniʼįįhí
- naʼastsʼǫǫsí (some will say this is a mispronunciation)
Derived terms
- hóółtseiigi naʼatsʼǫǫsí (“gerbil”)