nahakʼízii

Etymology

nahakʼiz (“it goes about making a kʼiz-kʼiz sound”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ̀hɑ̀kʼɪ́zìː/

Noun

nahakʼízii

  1. cricket
    Nahakʼízii łaʼ ádaaní. ― I hear crickets (a jab at getting no response; literally, crickets are chirping).
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