dlǫ́ʼátsoh
Navajo
Etymology
From
dlǫ́ǫ́ʼ
(
“
prairie dog
”
)
+
á-
(
echo of the preceding vowel
)
+
-tsoh
(
“
big
”
)
.
Noun
dlǫ́ʼátsoh
groundhog
,
woodchuck
(
Marmota monax
)
Synonym:
naʼazísítsoh