naʼazhǫǫsh
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Navajo
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Etymology 1
From the name of the hoop-and-pole game, so called because the birch wood was used in the construction of the pole for the once popular hoop-and-pole game, which often involved betting on the winners.
Noun
naʼazhǫǫsh
Synonyms
Etymology 2
na- (“round about”) + ʼa- (“something, someone”, 3rd person indefinite objective-subject pronoun) + -zhǫǫsh (“to play the hoop-and-pole game”, imperfective stem). Compare Chipewyan thųth (“spear”)
Noun
naʼazhǫǫsh
Derived terms
- Naʼazhǫǫsh hahoodzo (“Nevada”)
- Naʼazhǫǫsh Hatsoh (“Las Vegas”)