Ahééháshį́į́h Hahoodzo

Etymology

Literally, it's always summer, from ahéé- (“around in a circle”) + hi- (seriative prefix indicating around and around) + -shį́į́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́, “to become summer”) (compare shį́ (“summer”)); and hahoodzo (“an area is marked out with a line around it”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀héːhɑ́ʃĩ́ːh hɑ̀hòːt͡sò/

Proper noun

Ahééháshį́į́h Hahoodzo

  1. California (a state of the United States)

Synonyms

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