chidí
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Etymology edit
Possibly from chid, imitative of the sound of a Ford Model T engine, and the nominalizing suffix -í, meaning roughly "chugger", or alternatively derived from the neuter perfective verb shichid (“it sits squatting”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chidí
Inflection edit
possessives of chidí
singular | duoplural | plural | |
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1st person | shichidí | nihichidí | danihichidí |
2nd person | nichidí | nihichidí | danihichidí |
3rd person | bichidí | ||
4th person (3o) | yichidí | ||
4th person (3a) | hachidí | ||
Indefinite (3i) | achidí |
Alternative forms edit
- chidii (informal)
Derived terms edit
- chidí bigaan (“front wheel of an automobile”)
- chidí bijéí
- chidí bikéeʼjįʼ adeezʼáhígíí (“pickup truck”)
- chidí bitooʼ (“gasoline”)
- chidí naaʼnaʼí (“caterpillar tractor”)
- chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí (“tank”)
- chidí naatʼaʼí (“airplane”)
- chidí níyizí (“van”)
- chidítsoh (“truck”)