bigaan
Navajo
Etymology
bi- (“his/her/its/their”) + agaan (“arm”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪ̀kɑ̀ːn/
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Noun
bigaan
- his/her/its/their arm
- his/her/its/their limb
- its/their foreleg
- its/their branch
- its/their front wheel
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shigaan | nihigaan | danihigaan |
| 2nd person | nigaan | nihigaan | danihigaan |
| 3rd person | bigaan | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yigaan | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hagaan | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | agaan | ||
Derived terms
- chidí bigaan (“front wheel of an automobile”)
- łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (“cephalopod”)
- łóóʼ bigaan neeznání (“squid”)
- łóóʼ bigaan tseebíí (“octopus”)
- ńdíshchííʼ bigaan (“pine branch”)
- tsin bigaan (“tree branch”)