azeeʼ ndootʼeezhí

Navajo

Etymology

azeeʼ (“medicine”) + ndootʼeezh (“strung with beads”) (from -d- (classifier) + -ʼeezh (perfective stem with the meaning of stringing beads or fish)), plus -í (nominalizer)

Noun

azeeʼ ndootʼeezhí

1. bee balm, wild bergamot, horsemint (Monarda punctata, Monarda pectinata, Monarda fistulosa subsp. menthifolia