chidí

See also: chìdì and chʼį́įdii

Navajo

Etymology

Possibly from chid, imitative of the sound of a Ford Model T engine, and the nominalizing suffix -í, meaning roughly "chugger", or alternatively derived from the neuter perfective verb shichid (“it sits squatting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɪ̀tɪ́/

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Noun

chidí

1. automobile, car, truck, vehicle

Inflection

possessives of chidí

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shichidí	nihichidí	danihichidí
2nd person	nichidí	nihichidí	danihichidí
3rd person	bichidí
4th person (3o)	yichidí
4th person (3a)	hachidí
Indefinite (3i)	achidí

Alternative forms

• chidii (informal)

Derived terms

• chidí bigaan (“front wheel of an automobile”)
• chidí bijéí
• chidí bikéeʼjįʼ adeezʼáhígíí (“pickup truck”)
• chidí bitooʼ (“gasoline”)
• chidí naaʼnaʼí (“caterpillar tractor”)
• chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí (“tank”)
• chidí naatʼaʼí (“airplane”)
• chidí níyizí (“van”)
• chidítsoh (“truck”)