yágháhookáán

Etymology

Exact derivation uncertain, but apparently a variant of yá (“sky”) + bighákáán, a derivative of the root -KĄ́ (“handle an object in an open container”)

Noun

yágháhookáán

  1. outer space
  2. universe

Synonyms

  • yáhoníkááh

Derived terms

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 1004
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