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”)