Navajo

Noun

naʼazhǫǫsh

1. (botany) birch (Betula utahensis, Betula occidentalis)

Synonyms

• kʼishchííʼ

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

1. (games) the hoop-and-pole game
2. the pole used in the hoop-and-pole game
3. casino

Derived terms

• Naʼazhǫǫsh hahoodzo (Nevada)
• Naʼazhǫǫsh hátsoh (Las Vegas)