taʼneeskʼání

Navajo

Etymology

taʼneeskʼą́ (“it has ridges”) + -n- (ligature) + -í (nominalizer)

Noun

taʼneeskʼání

muskmelon, cantaloupe, melon (Cucumis melo)

Derived terms

taʼneeskʼání áłtsʼóózígíí (“cucumber”)
taʼneeskʼání łigai, taʼneeskʼání łigaígíí (“honeydew melon”)

See also

bídazneeskʼą́ (“it has joining ridges, multiple surfaces”)
chʼééhjiyáán (“watermelon”)

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