hasbídí

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɑ̀spɪ́tɪ́/

Noun

hasbídí

  1. pigeon (Columbidae)
    Hasbídí bikʼínílizh!
    Pee on pigeons! (what Navajo children used to hear when their teachers at the BIA schools would yell the words, "Speak English!")
  2. turtle dove
  3. mourning dove

References

  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 238
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