bichʼohooʼniih

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -chʼo- (meaning obscure) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -niih (momentaneous stem of root -NIʼ, “to be(come) friendly”)

Verb

bichʼohooʼniih

  1. to have a stroke of good luck, be saved by a miracle

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 434
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