bikąʼii
Navajo
Etymology
bikąʼ (“its male”) + -ii (nominalizer)
Noun
bikąʼii
- male (appears only in compounds)
Derived terms
- łį́į́ʼ bikąʼii (“gelding”)
- náhookǫs bikąʼii (“Ursa Major”)
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.