aakʼeed

Navajo

Etymology

Compare Carrier daakʼid (“autumn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀ːkʼèːt/

Noun

aakʼeed

1. autumn, fall (season)

   Aakʼeedgo níyol łeh. ― It’s usually windy in the fall.

Usage notes

A lot of people these days insist on the alternative spelling aakʼee, because the stem of aakʼeed (-KʼEED (“autumn”)) is almost the same as the stem -KʼÉÉD (“copulate”), and is identical to some forms of -kʼééd.

Alternative forms

• aakʼee

Derived terms

• aakʼeedą́ą́ʼ (“last fall”)
• aakʼeedgo, aakʼeego (“in the autumn, in the fall”)

See also

Seasons in Navajo · (layout · text) · category
daan (“spring”)	shį́ (“summer”)	aakʼeed (“autumn”)	hai (“winter”)