wódítłʼooí

Navajo

Etymology

wó- (“insect, bug”) + ditłʼooí (“the hairy one”), from ditłʼo (“it is hairy, hirsute”) + -í (“nominalizer”)

Noun

wódítłʼooí

1. caterpillar

Synonyms

• chʼosh ditłʼooí
• wóshiiyishí (if not hairy)
• wósizíní (if not hairy)