náshdóítsoh bitsiijįʼ daditłʼooígíí

Navajo

Etymology

From náshdóítsoh (“cougar; puma”) (this being from náshdóí (“wildcat”) -tsoh (“big”)) bitsiiʼ (“his head”) -jįʼ (“up to”) da- (plural marker) ditłʼo (“it is hairy”) -ígíí (nominalizer).

Thus "hairy-headed puma"

Noun

náshdóítsoh bitsiijįʼ daditłʼooígíí

1. lion

   Synonym: náshdóítsoh bitsiijįʼ diʼilígíí