yoochʼííd

Navajo

Etymology

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Noun

yoochʼííd

1. lie, falsehood, untruth

   Jáan diné nilínígíí yoochʼííd átʼé. ― That John is a Navajo is a lie.

   Yooch'ííd bee iiséłbą́. ― I won by cheating.

   Doo dadíítsaał da níigo yoochʼííd áyiilaa. ― He lied to you saying you would never die.

   Biyoochʼííd. ― He is a liar (literally, his lie).

Inflection

Possessives of yoochʼííd

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shiyoochʼííd	nihiyoochʼííd	danihiyoochʼííd
2nd person	niyoochʼííd	nihiyoochʼííd	danihiyoochʼííd
3rd person	biyoochʼííd
4th person (3o)	yiyoochʼííd
4th person (3a)	hayoochʼííd
Indefinite (3i)	ayoochʼííd

Synonyms

• saad doo adaaníinii

Antonyms

• aaníinii

Derived terms

• biyoochʼííd (“he's a liar”)
• biyoochʼídí (“liar”)