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naʼazhǫǫsh

naʼazhǫǫsh

Navajo

Noun

naʼazhǫǫsh

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

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