Navajo

Verb

shádiʼááh

1. a solid roundish object (SRO) starts to be carried

Noun

shádiʼááh

1. south

Usage notes

Each of the four cardinal directions is associated with a different color. Shádiʼááh is associated with the color turquoise (dootłʼizhii), and is considered the second direction. The word shádiʼááh comes from shá ‎(“sun”), and refers to the sun’s highest point, noontime. This direction represents the midday, planning (nahatʼá), summer, beans, childhood, the body, and motor skills. It also represents the tó áhání clan.