ᎦᏙᎯ
gadohi
The English word "land" is translated into Cherokee as ᎦᏙᎯ (gadohi).
ᎦᏙᎯ refers to the part of the Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
Meaning: part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gadohi.
Did you know?
- The word ᎦᏙᎯ is grammatically a verb meaning 'to stand' or 'to stay' rather than a static noun like the English 'land'.
- Because the Cherokee syllabary was created by Sequoyah in the 1820s, the word ᎦᏙᎯ is written using characters that were developed independently of any existing alphabet.
- In Cherokee culture, the concept of 'land' is often linked to kinship, where the earth is viewed as a relative rather than a piece of property.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “land” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
