hashkʼaan

Navajo

Etymology

Of uncertain derivation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑ̀ʃkʼɑ̀ːn/

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Noun

hashkʼaan

1. yucca fruit

   Hashkʼaan tsáʼásziʼ bąąh náhádleeh.

   Yucca fruit grows on the yucca.

2. fig
3. banana
4. date

Derived terms

• Hashkʼaan bikéyah (“Barbados”)
• hashkʼaan dijéʼé (“date”)
• hashkʼaan dootłʼizhí (“papaya”)
• Antíígwa dóó Hashkʼaan Bikéyah Yázhí (“Antigua and Barbuda”)

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 239