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