ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ
unegutsidv
The Cherokee word for "stupid" is ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ (unegutsidv).
This adjective is used to describe someone or something that is lacking in intelligence.
Meaning: lacking in intelligence (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
unegutsidv
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ was invented by Sequoyah, who was not literate in English when he created it.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word like ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ can contain as much information as an entire English sentence.
- In some contexts, words describing mental slowness are tied to concepts of being 'unskilled' or 'unlearned' in specific traditional practices.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a confusing decision.
- AᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏘᏯ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏅᏓ.unegutsidv iyudadatiya iyudanvda.That was a stupid idea.
- BᎠᏎ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏅᏓ.ase iyudadatiya udanvda.It was just a mistake.
- AᎯᎠ ᎤᏁᎫᏥᏛ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏘᏯ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏅᏓ.hia unegutsidv iyudadatiya iyudanvda.This is a stupid way to do it.
- BᎠᏓᏅᏓᏓ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏘᏯ ᎢᏳᏓᏓᏅᏓ.adanvdadada iyudadatiya iyudanvda.We can try something else.
