áló

Etymology

Cognate with North Slavey lu (“ice”). See also níló (“hail”)

Noun

áló

  1. hailstone, ice

Derived terms

  • álókááʼ (“crusted snow”)

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 360.
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