Ghąąjįʼ

== Navajo == === Alternative forms === Ghą́ą́jįʼ === Etymology === Literally, "back-to-back": hwííshgháán (“one’s back”) + -jįʼ (“against it”). Compare Western Apache Ghąązhįʼ (“October, lying side-by-side”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣɑ̃̀ːt͡ʃĩ̀ʔ/ === Noun === Ghąąjįʼ October ==== Usage notes ==== Ghąąjįʼ is considered the first month of the Navajo calendar, and back-to-back refers to the interface between the end of the preceding year and the beginning of the new one. ==== See also ====