Talk:chąąʼ

Additional definition?
Should "turd" be added as an additional definition? 71.66.97.228 20:22, 28 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I don’t think so. That refers to a piece of it, and I don’t think chąąʼ means a piece. It’s a mass noun. —Stephen 04:40, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

OK, right now it's listed as a translation at turd. 71.66.97.228 05:50, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * It’s like most of the other words listed as a translation of turd. Most of them don’t mean a piece, most are mass nouns. I don’t think many languages have a precise word for turd. —Stephen 05:58, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

shit?
Can this also mean shit? 71.66.97.228 05:41, 12 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, except that shit is vulgar and chąąʼ is not nearly so vulgar. Shit is part of the extensive speech taboos that Indo-European languages have, and speech taboos are cultural, not universal. —Stephen (Talk) 10:25, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Usage
I'm curious if the Navajo terms, , and are used at all similarly to some of the slang senses for English , or if the Navajo terms are only ever used in their literal senses. -- Eiríkr Útlendi │ Tala við mig 21:32, 8 April 2013 (UTC)


 * No, I don’t think can be used for marijuana or hard work. It is literal, but it can be used with other words to make other meanings: chąąʼ neiyéhé means gangsta, thug, gang member (literally, "he hauls shit"). The polite word for it is tłʼaajįʼééʼ ndaazí (the one with heavy pants, sagger). —Stephen (Talk) 06:30, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Derivation
I noticed that is identical to the perfective verb stem of. Is the noun derived from the verb? Or is the verb derived from the noun? ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 21:09, 5 May 2016 (UTC)