álázhoozh

Etymology

álaʼ (“hand”) + -zhoozh (perfective verb stem meaning a group of slender things that are arranged side-by-side in parallel), from Proto-Athabaskan *zhu̓zh, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *shuʼsh (possibly meaning to “move or lie in a bunch or pile”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ́lɑ́ʒòːʒ/
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Noun

álázhoozh

  1. finger
  2. phalanges of the hand
  3. metacarpals of the hand

Inflection
possessives of álázhoozh
singular duoplural plural
1st person shílázhoozh nihílázhoozh danihílázhoozh
2nd person nílázhoozh nihílázhoozh danihílázhoozh
3rd person bílázhoozh
4th person (3o) yílázhoozh
4th person (3a) hálázhoozh
Indefinite (3i) álázhoozh

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • álágiizh (“space between the fingers”)
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