naaʼahóóhai

Navajo

FWOTD – 7 May 2016

Etymology

Derivation not apparent.

Pronunciation

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Noun

naaʼahóóhai

1. chicken
2. rodeo, fair, celebration

   Synonym: ahóóhai

3. agricultural show (at a tribal, county, or state fair)

   Synonym: ahóóhai

Derived terms

• naaʼahóóhai bichʼííʼ (“spaghetti”)
• naaʼahóóhai bighan (“chicken coop, henhouse”)
• naaʼahóóhai bikąʼii (“rooster”)
• naaʼahóóhai biyázhí (“chick”)
• naaʼahóóhai biyaʼ (“chicken mite, louse”)
• naaʼahóóhai biyęęzhii (“chicken egg”)
• naaʼahóóhai biʼáadii (“hen”)
• naaʼahóóhaiłbáhí (“partridge”)