shikąʼ
Navajo
Noun
shikąʼ
Usage notes
Term used in affectionate teasing, especially in the bedroom. If the relationship is not intimate enough, then this term would be taken as disrespectful and insulting.
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shikąʼ | nihikąʼ | danihikąʼ |
| 2nd person | nikąʼ | nihikąʼ | danihikąʼ |
| 3rd person | bikąʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yikąʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hakąʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | akąʼ | ||
Synonyms
- ashkii (informal)
- bił hinishnáanii (formal)
- shahastiin (neutral)