chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí

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Etymology

Composed of chidí naaʼnaʼí (“caterpillar tractor”), from chidí (“car”) + naaʼnaʼ (“it crawls about”) + -í (nominalizer); and beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh (“cannon”), from the verb beeʼeldǫǫh (“explosion is made with it”) + the adjectival enclitic -tsoh (“big”); and the particle bikááʼ (“on it”) plus the verb dah naaznil (“they sit up”) plus -ígíí (nominalizer).

Noun

chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí

1. (military) tank (military vehicle)

   Synonym: chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí