naadą́ą́ʼ

Navajo

Etymology

From anaaʼ (“alien, enemy”) +‎ dą́ą́ʼ (“food”), literally “enemy's food”, referring to the introduction of corn into the Navajo diet from Pueblo peoples, with whom early Navajos were often in conflict.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑ̀ːtɑ̃́ːʔ/

Noun

naadą́ą́ʼ

1. corn, maize

Derived terms

• naadą́ą́tsoh (“large kerneled corn”)
• naadą́ą́ʼ bitsiighaʼ
• naadą́ą́ʼ biwooʼ (“corn kernels”)
• naadą́ą́ʼ dilchxoshí (“popcorn”)
• naadą́ą́ʼ dootłʼizhí (“gruel made from blue cornmeal”)
• naadą́łchííʼ, naadą́ʼáłchííʼ (“red corn”)
• naadą́ʼáłbáí (“gray corn”)
• naadą́ʼáłgaii (“white corn”)
• naadą́ʼáłtsoii (“yellow corn”)
• naadą́ʼshzhiin (“black corn”)