-bid

See also bid, and BID

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɪ̀t/

Etymology

From Proto-Athabascan *-wə̓t̕.

Cognates: Western Apache -bid ~ -big, Plains Apache -bid.

Noun

-bid (inalienably possessed)

1. stomach, belly, paunch

   shibid — my stomach

   bibid — her/his/their stomach

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Ojibwe

Noun

-bid (plural -bidan) (inalienable)

1. tooth

   niibid = my tooth

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Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɪ̀t/

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-wə̓t̕. Compare Navajo -bid, Plains Apache -bid.

Noun

-bid (inalienable)

1. belly, stomach, abdomen
   • shibid (“my belly”)
   • bibid (“her/his/their belly”)

Usage notes

The form -bid occurs in the San Carlos and Dilze’eh varieties; -big occurs in White Mountain.