bee azkʼazí

Etymology

bee (“by means of it”) + azkʼazí Literally, “something is cold”, from ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼaz (neuter perfective stem of root -KʼAAZ, “to be cold”) + -í (nominalizer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pèː ʔɑ̀zkʼɑ̀zɪ́/

Noun

bee azkʼazí

  1. refrigerator (appliance that keeps food cold)

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 158.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 339
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