tsíłkę́ę́h
Navajo
editEtymology
editCompare Ahtna ciił (“boy”) and Tanacross tsiil gaay (“young boy”). Related to atsilí (“younger brother”).
Noun
edittsíłkę́ę́h (possessed form bitsíłkęʼ, plural tsíłkéí, tsíłkéyóó)
- kid, young man, young boy, adolescent, teenager (aged 13 to 30)
- (in the possessive) someone's kid, young son
- shidáʼí bitsíłkęʼ ― my uncle's young son, my cousin
Inflection
editpossessives of tsíłkę́ę́h
singular | duoplural | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | sitsíłkęʼ | nihitsíłkęʼ | danihitsíłkęʼ |
2nd person | nitsíłkęʼ | nihitsíłkęʼ | danihitsíłkęʼ |
3rd person | bitsíłkęʼ | ||
4th person (3o) | yitsíłkęʼ | ||
4th person (3a) | hatsíłkęʼ | ||
Indefinite (3i) | atsíłkęʼ |