chąąʼ

== Navajo == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ. Cognate with Ahtna tsaanʼ === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰã̀ːʔ/ === Noun === chąąʼ (possessed form bichaan) feces, dung, excrement, shit belly ==== Usage notes ==== Although it can be translated as shit, chąąʼ is not considered nearly as vulgar as shit is in English. The possessed form bichąąʼ is possible, but it is rude and inelegant, somewhat like his shit. The possessed form bichaan is a polite word, more equivalent to manure, ordure. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 75