áchį́į́h
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-nə-čįxʸ (“nose”). Cognate with Ahtna -ntsiis, Koyukon -əntsəyh, Gwich'in -antsį́h, Carrier -nintsis, Sarcee -́tsíh.
Related to the root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (“to smell”).
Inflection
possessives of áchį́į́h
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shíchį́į́h | nihíchį́į́h | danihíchį́į́h |
| 2nd person | níchį́į́h | nihíchį́į́h | danihíchį́į́h |
| 3rd person | bíchį́į́h | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yíchį́į́h | ||
| 4th person (3a) | háchį́į́h | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | áchį́į́h | ||
Derived terms
Derived terms
- áchį́į́shnííʼ (“nasal septum”)
- áchį́į́hlátah (“tip of the nose”)
- áchį́į́stsʼiin (“bone of the nose”)
- áchį́į́stah (“nostril”)
- bíchį́į́h yee adilohii (“elephant”)
- mágí bíchį́į́h dootłʼizhígíí (“mandrill”)
- łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí (“swordfish”)
- bíchį́į́h naatsʼǫǫdí (“tapir”)
- chį́į́shchʼį́į́d (“noseless”)
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