naʼazhǫǫsh
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (NV) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From the name of the hoop-and-pole game, so called because the birch wood was used in the construction of the pole for the once popular hoop-and-pole game,[1] which often involved betting on the winners.
Noun[edit]
naʼazhǫǫsh
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
na- (“round about”) + ʼa- (“something, someone”, 3rd person indefinite objective-subject pronoun) + -zhǫǫsh (“to play the hoop-and-pole game”, imperfective stem). Compare Chipewyan thųth (“spear”)
Noun[edit]
naʼazhǫǫsh
Derived terms[edit]
- Naʼazhǫǫsh hahoodzo (“Nevada”)
- Naʼazhǫǫsh Hatsoh (“Las Vegas”)