ayęęzhii
Navajo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣe̓ˑnč̃ʼəʔ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀jẽ̀ːʒìː/
Noun
ayęęzhii
- egg
- ayęęzhii shibéezhgo ― a boiled egg
- (anatomy) testicle
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shiyęęzhii | nihiyęęzhii | danihiyęęzhii |
| 2nd person | niyęęzhii | nihiyęęzhii | danihiyęęzhii |
| 3rd person | biyęęzhii | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yiyęęzhii | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hayęęzhii | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | ayęęzhii | ||
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sheʼayęęzhii | niheʼayęęzhii | daniheʼayęęzhii |
| 2nd person | neʼayęęzhii | niheʼayęęzhii | daniheʼayęęzhii |
| 3rd person | beʼayęęzhii | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yeʼayęęzhii | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hweʼayęęzhii | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | aʼayęęzhii | ||
Derived terms
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 698