naaʼahóóhai

FWOTD – 7 May 2016

Etymology

Derivation not apparent.[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

naaʼahóóhai

  1. chicken
  2. rodeo, fair, celebration
    Synonym: ahóóhai
  3. agricultural show (at a tribal, county, or state fair)
    Synonym: ahóóhai

Derived terms
  • naaʼahóóhai bichʼííʼ (“spaghetti”)
  • naaʼahóóhai bighan (“chicken coop, henhouse”)
  • naaʼahóóhai bikąʼii (“rooster”)
  • naaʼahóóhai biyázhí (“chick”)
  • naaʼahóóhai biyaʼ (“chicken mite, louse”)
  • naaʼahóóhai biyęęzhii (“chicken egg”)
  • naaʼahóóhai biʼáadii (“hen”)
  • naaʼahóóhaiłbáhí (“partridge”)

References
  1. Young, Robert W. & William Morgan. 1994. The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary (Revised Edition). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
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