ᎠᎨᏯ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ
agehya uwoduhi
To say "beautiful woman" in Cherokee, use ᎠᎨᏯ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ (agehya uwoduhi).
This phrase is used to describe a woman who is physically attractive.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun ᎠᎨᏯ (woman) followed by the adjective ᎤᏬᏚᎯ (beautiful).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Cherokee, the adjective ᎤᏬᏚᎯ follows the noun ᎠᎨᏯ in this phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
agehya uwoduhi
Did you know?
- Because Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, you might find a single, massive word that communicates the entire idea of 'she is a beautiful woman' in one breath.
- In Cherokee culture, the concept of beauty expressed by ᎤᏬᏚᎯ often encompasses a person's character and spirit as much as their physical appearance.
- The phonetic structure of ᎤᏬᏚᎯ relies on subtle tonal nuances that can change the meaning if the pitch is incorrect.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person they saw.
- AᏗᏓᏓᏅᏓᏓ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ ᎠᎨᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏘᏍᏓ.didadanvda uwoduh ageya idadatisda.A beautiful woman is singing over there.
- BᎪᏪᏴᎢ?gowevyi?Where is she?
- AᎠᎨᏯ ᎤᏬᏚᎯ ᎢᏓᏓᏓᏘᏍᏓ ᎿᏓᏓ.ageya uwoduh idadatisda hnada.The beautiful woman is singing right now.
- BᎦᏓᏓᏓᏘᏍᏓ.gadadatisda.She is singing.
