How to Say “Hot” in Cherokee

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ᎤᏗᎴᎦ
udilega
The Cherokee word for 'hot' is ᎤᏗᎴᎦ (udilega).
ᎤᏗᎴᎦ is used as an adjective to describe something that is having or possessing a high temperature.
Meaning: having a high temperature (adj)

How do you pronounce it?

udilega

Did you know?

  • The Cherokee writing system is syllabic rather than alphabetic. This means each character in ᎤᏗᎴᎦ represents an entire syllable, such as 'u' or 'di', rather than a single isolated letter.
  • The concept of temperature in Cherokee often distinguishes between things that are 'hot' because they are near a fire and things that are 'hot' because they are simply high in temperature.
  • Because Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, the word for 'hot' can often be incorporated into much longer, complex words to describe specific actions, such as 'it is heating up' or 'it is burning'.

Example conversation

Two people are talking about the temperature inside a house.

  1. A

    ᎤᏗᎴᎦ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᏓ ᎯᎠ.
    udilega iyudalida hia
    It is hot in here.
  2. B

    ᏙᏓᏛᏓᏅᏔ ᎤᏗᎴᎦ.
    dodadvnvta udilega
    The water is also hot.
  3. A

    ᎤᏓᏘᎦ ᎤᏗᎴᎦ?
    udatiga udilega
    Is the air hot?
  4. B

    ᏧᏓᏘᎦ ᎤᏗᎴᎦ.
    tsudatiga udilega
    Yes, the air is hot.
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