Tingtugnaw

winter; cold seasonnoun

Alternative meanings

Winter or the cold season of the year. In tropical contexts it can refer more generally to a cold or cool period, not necessarily a snowy season.

Pronunciation

ting-TOOG-naw

Root and affixes

Formed with ting-, a prefix used for seasons or periods, and tugnaw, cold. It literally expresses cold season.

Variants or conjugations

tigtugnaw; imbyirnu; cold season; cool season

Related words and expressions

cold; cool; weather; rainy season; hot season; northeast monsoon

Meaning and usage notes

Tingtugnaw is a natural form for winter as the cold season. Imbyirnu is a loanword from invierno, but it may sound more translated or less everyday.