yáázh
Navajo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Athabaskan *-yažʷə (“woman's child”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edityáázh
- little, small
- young
- offspring, son (female speaking)
- Shash yáázh ― Bear cub
- Shiyáázh ― Oh, son! (vocative)
Derived terms
edit- béégashii yáázh (“calf”)
- bįįh yáázh (“fawn”)