chézhin

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of tsé (rock, stone)-zhin (neuter perfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”). Literally, a stone that is black.

Noun[edit]

chézhin

  1. lava

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