hééł

See also: heel

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *χeˑł.

Noun

hééł (possessed form biyéél)

1. package, pack, burden
2. cargo, baggage
3. laundry
4. gear, stuff

Usage notes

In compounds and possessed forms, this noun takes the shape -yéél.

Inflection

Possessives of hééł

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shiyéél	nihiyéél	danihiyéél
2nd person	niyéél	nihiyéél	danihiyéél
3rd person	biyéél
4th person (3o)	yiyéél
4th person (3a)	hayéél
Indefinite (3i)	ayéél

Derived terms

• kʼaayééł (“quiver”)
• łį́į́ʼ biyéél (“saddle”)
• tsin naaʼeeł hééł bee nágéhé (“cargo ship”)
• tsiiyéél