bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí

Etymology

From bee (“with it”) + ídaʼneelʼąąh (“plural things are measured”) +‎ -í (nominalizer)

Noun

bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí

  1. ruler
  2. yardstick
  3. tape measure

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 163.
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