áhí

See also: ahi, ahi', ahí, aĥi, ähi, -a'hi, and ʻahi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ááh (“fog”) +‎ -í (nominalizer). ááh is from Proto-Athabaskan *ʔaˑqʼ.

Noun

áhí

  1. fog, mist

Usage notes

  • This is the normal form of the word in Navajo speech; the original form ááh is still used in traditional chants, however.

Derived terms

  • áhí bee chahałheeł (“foggy”)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 27
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