kááʼtsʼiní

Etymology

bikááʼ (“on its surface”) + tsʼin (“bone”) +‎ -í (nominalizer)

Noun

kááʼtsʼiní

  1. armadillo
  2. crocodile, alligator

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 636
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