béégashii bitsįʼ yikʼánígíí

Etymology

béégashii bitsįʼ (“beef”) (composed of béégashii (“cow”) + bitsįʼ (“its flesh”)) + yikʼą́ (“it was ground”) +‎ -n- (“ligature”) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)

Noun

béégashii bitsįʼ yikʼánígíí

  1. ground beef
  2. hamburger

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 160.
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