Navajo edit

Noun edit

biyáázh

  1. its young
  2. her son, her nephew
  3. her mother's brother, her paternal uncle
  4. her father's brother's son's son, her first cousin once removed

Usage notes edit

When speaking of humans, this word means that the relative is the son, nephew, or uncle of a woman, so a male neighbor would say biyáázh when referring to his female neighbor’s son, etc.

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