akʼaiʼ

See also: akai

Etymology

From the root -KʼAIʼ (“spread the legs”)

Noun

akʼaiʼ

  1. hip, pelvis

Inflection

Possessives of akʼaiʼ
singular duoplural plural
1st person shikʼaiʼ nihikʼaiʼ danihikʼaiʼ
2nd person nikʼaiʼ nihikʼaiʼ danihikʼaiʼ
3rd person bikʼaiʼ
4th person (3o) yikʼaiʼ
4th person (3a) hakʼaiʼ
Indefinite (3i) akʼaiʼ

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 79.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, pages 334-336
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