łóóʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loo"

Navajo

Etymology

Compare Ahtna łukʼae, South Slavey łue, Chipewyan łue, Beaver lhuuge, Kaska łūge, Gwich'in łuk, Southern Carrier lhook, Southern Tutchone łu, Sekani lhoowe, Tahltan łuwe, Chilcotin lhuy, Hän łuk, Hupa ło:q', Tolowa lhuk.

Noun

łóóʼ

1. fish

Derived terms

• jélii łóóʼ (“jellyfish”)
• łóóʼ adishishí (“skate, stingray”)
• łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí (“swordfish”)
• łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (“cephalopod”)
• łóóʼ bigaan neeznání (“squid”)
• łóóʼ bigaan tseebíí (“octopus”)
• łóóʼ bitsʼaʼí bigaanłání (“nautilus”)
• łóóʼ bigháhootʼíní (“glassfish”)
• łóóʼ bitsʼaʼ dahólónígíí (“shellfish”)
• łóóʼ hashkéhé (“shark”)
• łóóʼ ooshgę́ęzhii (“cartilaginous fish”)
• łóóʼtsoh (“whale”)
• naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ (“eel”)