ayání

Etymology 1

Unknown, possibly from ayą́ (“eat”) +‎ -n- (“ligature”) +‎ -í (nominalizer)

Noun

ayání

  1. American bison, buffalo
Synonyms
  • niʼ ildił (“he jars the earth”)
Derived terms
  • hakʼaz ayání bighaaʼ

Etymology 2

ayą́ (“eat”) +‎ -n- (“ligature”) +‎ -í (nominalizer)

Noun

ayání

  1. eater
Alternative forms
  • ayáanii

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 361.
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