atsʼos bee alzhishí

Navajo

Etymology

atsʼos (“feather”) + bee (“by means of it”) + alzhish (“he dances”) + -í (“nominalizer”)

Noun

atsʼos bee alzhishí

1. powwow

   atsʼos bee alzhishí baa naʼaldeeh ― a powwow is being held

   atsʼos yee alzhishí ― powwow dancer