Meanings
nounO'odham (plural O'odhams or O'odham)
plural O'odhams
- A person of Tohono O'odham (formerly Papago), Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), or other O'odham ancestry.
proper noun
- The indigenous Uto-Aztecan language of the O'odham.
There is a very good reason for changing the "w" to an "l": the English name "Arizona" comes from the O'odham name "alĭ ṣonak," which tokiponizes to "ma Alisona."
(Can we date this quote?), “"ma Awisona" is incorrect”, in lipu pi ijo pi toki pona
Origin
- O'odham'o'odham“person, man, human being”
- EnglishO'odham
From O'odham 'o'odham (“person, man, human being”).
More words from O'odham
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian oodhami
- oodhamilanguage
Russian оодхам
- оодхам (oodxam)language
Spanish o'odham
- o'odhamlanguage
Swedish o'odham
- o'odhamlanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with O'odham
All rhymes →Sounds the same
autumn (UK)autumn (UK)
Cite this entry
APA
O'odham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'odham
MLA
“O'odham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'odham. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'odham,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'odham.
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