tééh hóyáanii

Navajo

Etymology

tééh (“deep water”) + hóyą́ (“he/she/it is intelligent”) + -ii (“nominalizer”)

Noun

tééh hóyáanii

1. dolphin
2. porpoise

Derived terms

• łóóʼtsoh dóó tééh hóyáanii (“Cetacea”)
• tééh hóyáanii bíchį́į́htsahí (“narwhal”)
• tééh hóyáaniitsoh (“beluga”)