tsíłkę́ę́h
Navajo
Etymology
Compare Ahtna ciił (“boy”) and Tanacross tsiil gaay (“young boy”). Related to atsilí (“younger brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sʰɪ́ɬkʰẽ́ːh/
Noun
tsíłkę́ę́h (possessed form bitsíłkęʼ, plural tsíłkéí, tsíłkéyóó)
- kid, young man, young boy, adolescent, teenager (aged 13 to 30)
- (in the possessive) someone's kid, young son
- shidáʼí bitsíłkęʼ ― my uncle's young son, my cousin
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sitsíłkęʼ | nihitsíłkęʼ | danihitsíłkęʼ |
| 2nd person | nitsíłkęʼ | nihitsíłkęʼ | danihitsíłkęʼ |
| 3rd person | bitsíłkęʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yitsíłkęʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hatsíłkęʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | atsíłkęʼ | ||