tónteel

Navajo

Etymology

tó (“water”) +‎ niteel (“it is wide”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

tónteel

1. ocean, sea, large lake

Alternative forms

• tó niteel

Derived terms

• Bitsįʼ yishtłizhii tónteel (“Indian Ocean”)
• Eʼeʼaahjí tónteel (“Pacific Ocean”)
• Haʼaʼaahjí tónteel (“Atlantic Ocean”)
• Náhookǫsʼááhjí tónteel (“Arctic Ocean”)
• Shádiʼááhjí tónteel (“Southern Ocean”)
• Tónteel diłhił (“Black Sea”)
• Tónteel náátsʼósí (“East China Sea, South China Sea”)
• tónteel táshchozhii (“tern”)
• tónteel tsídii (“seagull”)
• tónteel tsídiitsoh (“albatross”)