bee akʼeʼelchíhí tóhígíí

Etymology

From bee akʼeʼelchíhí (pen, pencil, chalk) + tóhígíí, formed from (water) +‎ -h- (ligature) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)

Noun

bee akʼeʼelchíhí tóhígíí

  1. ink

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 158.