chʼikę́ę́h
Navajo
Etymology
Compare Ahtna tsʼakae (“girl”) and Tanacross tsʼéxeh gaay (“young girl”)
Noun
chʼikę́ę́h (possessed form bichʼeekęʼ, plural chʼikéí)
- maiden, young woman, young girl, adolescent, teenager (aged 13 to 30)
- Nahasdzáán bichʼikę́ę́h ― Miss Indian World; Miss World