niigááh

Etymology

From ni- + -gááh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be hot”)

Verb

niigááh

  1. to become hot
  2. (intransitive) to hurt

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 667.
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