tónteel

Navajo

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Etymology

tó (“water”) +‎ niteel (“it is wide”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

tónteel

1. 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)