hashkééjí naatʼááh

Etymology

hashké (“warrior”) + -jí (“on the side of”) + naatʼááh (“he orates”)

Noun

hashkééjí naatʼááh

  1. war chief, war leader
  2. military officer, commander
  3. (chess) knight

See also
Chess pieces in Navajo · naalzhoodíígíí (layout · text)
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hastiin naatʼááh asdzą́ą́ naatʼááh kinyaaʼáhí halneʼé hashkééjí naatʼááh naaʼnil
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