tónteel

Navajo

Etymology

tó (“water”) +‎ niteel (“it is wide”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

tónteel

ocean, sea, large lake

Alternative forms

tó niteel

Derived terms

Bitsįʼ yishtłizhii tónteel (“Indian Ocean”)
Eʼeʼaahjí tónteel (“Pacific Ocean”)
Haʼaʼaahjí tónteel (“Atlantic Ocean”)
Náhookǫsʼááhjí tónteel (“Arctic Ocean”)
Shádiʼááhjí tónteel (“Southern Ocean”)
Tónteel diłhił (“Black Sea”)
Tónteel náátsʼósí (“East China Sea, South China Sea”)
tónteel táshchozhii (“tern”)
tónteel tsídii (“seagull”)
tónteel tsídiitsoh (“albatross”)

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