tsin ííʼáii

== Navajo == === Etymology === tsin (“wood”) + ííʼá (“it sticks up”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix) === Noun === tsin ííʼáii upright pole, tree ==== Usage notes ==== While this can be used to mean tree in some instances, such as specifying a standing tree as opposed to a log or other wood lying on the ground, it is not normally used to mean tree. Instead, Navajo requires the species of tree to be used. For example, tʼiis (cottonwood). ==== Alternative forms ==== tsin ííʼáʼii ==== Synonyms ==== tsin ííʼáhígíí