chʼiyáán

Navajo

Etymology

Compare Ahtna cʼeyaan (“to eat”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

chʼiyáán (possessed form chʼiyąʼ)

1. food, groceries, provisions (of food)

   Díí chʼiyáán ayóo áhálniih lá. ― This food is delicious.

   Shimá sání bichʼiyąʼ bíhásááh. ― I miss my grandma's cooking.

Inflection

Possessives of chʼiyáán

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shichʼiyąʼ	nihichʼiyąʼ	danihichʼiyąʼ
2nd person	nichʼiyąʼ	nihichʼiyąʼ	danihichʼiyąʼ
3rd person	bichʼiyąʼ
4th person (3o)	yichʼiyąʼ
4th person (3a)	hachʼiyąʼ
Indefinite (3i)	achʼiyąʼ

Synonyms

• dą́ą́ʼ

Derived terms

• chʼiyáán ííłʼíní (“cook, chef”)