yáázh

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-yažʷə (“woman's child”)

Noun

yáázh

little, small
young
offspring, son (female speaking)
Shash yáázh ― Bear cub

Shiyáázh ― Oh, son! (vocative)

Derived terms

béégashii yáázh (“calf”)
bįįh yáázh (“fawn”)

Related terms

yázhí

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