chʼikę́ę́h

Etymology

Compare Ahtna tsʼakae (“girl”) and Tanacross tsʼéxeh gaay (“young girl”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼɪ̀kʰẽ́ːh/

Noun

chʼikę́ę́h (possessed form bichʼeekęʼ, plural chʼikéí)

  1. maiden, young woman, young girl, adolescent, teenager (aged 13 to 30)
    Nahasdzáán bichʼikę́ę́h ― Miss Indian World; Miss World

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References

  • Young, Robert, Morgan, William, Midgette, Sally (1992) Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 106
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