naaʼahóóhai
Navajo
FWOTD – 7 May 2016
Etymology
Derivation not apparent.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːʔɑ̀hóːhɑ̀ɪ̀/
Audio: (file)
Noun
naaʼahóóhai
- chicken
- rodeo, fair, celebration
- Synonym: ahóóhai
- agricultural show (at a tribal, county, or state fair)
- Synonym: ahóóhai
Derived terms
- naaʼahóóhai baʼáadii (“hen”)
- naaʼahóóhai bichʼííʼ (“spaghetti”)
- naaʼahóóhai bighan (“chicken coop, henhouse”)
- naaʼahóóhai bikąʼí (“rooster”)
- naaʼahóóhai biyázhí (“chick”)
- naaʼahóóhai biyęęzhii (“chicken egg”)
- naaʼahóóhaiłbáhí (“partridge”)
References
- ^ Young, Robert W. & William Morgan. 1994. The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary (Revised Edition). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.