táláwosh

Navajo

Etymology

From -wosh (reduced stem of root -GHAAZH, “to bubble”), from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ʷa̓ž, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ʷaʼš (“make a bubbling noise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɑ́lɑ́ɣòʃ/

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Noun

táláwosh

1. soap
2. yucca suds
3. foam, froth, bubbles

Alternative forms

• tálághosh

See also

• tsáʼásziʼ

Further reading

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