naʼatsʼǫǫsí

Navajo

Etymology

naʼatsʼǫǫs (“it goes about sucking against a surface”) + -í (nominalizer)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /nɑʔɑtsʔõõsí/

Noun

naʼatsʼǫǫsí

1. mouse

Synonyms

• jį́ʼaniʼįįhí
• naʼastsʼǫǫsí (some will say this is a mispronunciation)

Derived terms

• hóółtseiigi naʼatsʼǫǫsí (“gerbil”)