adéesʼeez

Navajo

Etymology

Nominalization of adéesʼeez (“someone takes a step”), from déesʼeez (“he/she/it takes a step”, from -ʼEEZ, “to step, move the feet”).

Noun

adéesʼeez

one pace, foot (unit of measure)

Synonyms

ké silá

Derived terms

adéesʼeez dikʼą́ (“square foot”)

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