akeeʼ
See also: akee
Navajo
Etymology
From a- (indefinite personal possessive pronoun) + ké (“foot”). Possibly cognate with Ket ки’сь (kiˀs), if the Na-Dene and Yeniseian languages are related.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀kʰèːʔ/
Noun
akeeʼ
- (anatomy) foot, feet
- shoe
- wheel, tire
- akeeʼ niiłtsǫǫz ― the tire went flat
- akeeʼ bigháʼńjil ― the tire got a puncture
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shikeeʼ | nihikeeʼ | danihikeeʼ |
| 2nd person | nikeeʼ | nihikeeʼ | danihikeeʼ |
| 3rd person | bikeeʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yikeeʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hakeeʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | akeeʼ | ||
See also
- chidí bigaan (“front wheel of a car”)
- chidí bikeeʼ (“car tire”)