kinaaldá

Etymology

Possibly from kin (“house”) + na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dá (neuter perfective stem of root -DÁ, “to sit — 1 actor”), referring to the isolation of a girl at her first menstruation in a small hut where she must remain for a period of time.

Noun

kinaaldá

  1. puberty
  2. puberty ceremony
  3. first menses
  • kinaaldaah (“she menstruates for the first time”)
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