Tsoodził
Navajo
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Etymology
[edit]Possibly from atsooʼ (“tongue”) + dził (“mountain”). Another theory is that is comes from tsodizin (“prayer”) + dził (“mountain”).
Proper noun
[edit]Tsoodził
- Mount Taylor, New Mexico
Usage notes
[edit]One of the six sacred mountains of the Navajo. Tsoodził, associated with dootłʼizhii (turquoise) and the color blue, marks the southern boundary of Dinétah.