awókʼiz análdiłí

Etymology

From awókʼiz (“gap between the teeth”) + análdił (“SFO is inserted”) +‎ -í (nominalizer)

Noun

awókʼiz análdiłí

  1. (dental) floss

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 137.
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