Navajo edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from kin (house) + na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-dá (neuter perfective stem of root -DÁ, “to sit — 1 actor”), referring to the isolation of a girl at her first menstruation in a small hut where she must remain for a period of time.

Noun edit

kinaaldá

  1. puberty
  2. puberty ceremony
  3. first menses

Related terms edit

  • kinaaldaah (she menstruates for the first time)