hastiin

Navajo

Etymology

Irregular nominalized form of haastih (“s/he is old”, from -TIH, “to be old, decrepit”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hastiin (plural hastóí)

1. man, elder man
2. Mr.
3. elder

Synonyms

• diné (“man, person”)

Antonyms

• asdzání

Derived terms

• Áłtsé Hastiin (“First Man”)
• hahastiin (“one's husband”)
• hastiin łą́ átʼínígíí (“rodeo clown”)

Related terms

• hastiinę́ę
• hastóí