Ahééhíshį́į́h

Navajo

Etymology

Literally, it's always summer, from ahéé- (“around in a circle”) + hi- (seriative prefix indicating around and around) + -shį́į́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́, “to become summer”) (compare shį́ (“summer”)).

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Proper noun

Ahééhíshį́į́h

California (a state of the United States)
Phoenix (the capital and largest city of Arizona, United States)

Synonyms

Ahééháshį́į́h hahoodzo
Ahééhéshį́į́h

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