ᎠᎦᏍᎦ
agasga
The Cherokee word for rain is ᎠᎦᏍᎦ (agasga).
ᎠᎦᏍᎦ is a noun used to describe an instance of particles falling.
Meaning: an instance of particles falling (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
agasga
Did you know?
- The syllabary used to write ᎠᎦᏍᎦ was created by a man named Sequoyah who had no formal training in linguistics or writing systems, making it one of the fastest-adopted scripts in history.
- Because Cherokee is polysynthetic, you can turn the noun ᎠᎦᏍᎦ into a single, massive word that functions as an entire sentence describing the intensity of the rainfall.
- The Cherokee language utilizes tonal qualities, meaning the pitch used when pronouncing ᎠᎦᏍᎦ can change the meaning of a word.
Example conversation
Two people are looking out the window at the weather.
- AᎠᎦᏍᎦ ᎢᏳᎢ.agaska iyui.It is rain.
- BᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓᏅᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ.udadanvdanvdi nasgi.That is steady.
- AᎠᎦᏍᎦ ᎤᏓᏓᏅᏓᏅᎢ ᎢᏳᎢ.agaska udadanvdanvdi iyui.It is steady rain.
- BᎠᏴ ᎢᏳᎢ.ayv iyui.That is true.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ᎠᎦᏍᎦ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
