kiyąąh sizíní

Navajo

Etymology

Literally, the one who is standing/propped against the house, from kin (“house”) + yąąh (“alongside it”) + sizį́ (“she stands”) + -í (nominalizer)

Noun

kiyąąh sizíní

1. (vulgar) prostitute, whore, streetwalker, slut

   Shizhanéʼé kiyąąh sizíní shíká nóotááł

   I’m in luck, she's "leaning up against the house", looking everywhere for me!

Alternative forms

• kin yąąh sizíní