yáázh
Appearance
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *-yažʷə (“woman's child”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yáázh
- little, small
- young
- offspring, son (female speaking)
- Shash yáázh ― Bear cub
- Shiyáázh ― Oh, son! (vocative)
Derived terms
[edit]- béégashii yáázh (“calf”)
- bįįh yáázh (“fawn”)