achʼííʼ

Navajo

Etymology

Possibly from the root -CHʼÍÍʼ (“to burn, be hot, spicy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀t͡ʃʼíːʔ/

Noun

achʼííʼ

1. (anatomy) intestine
2. (by extension) sausage, wiener, hot dog

Inflection

Possessives of achʼííʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shichʼííʼ	nihichʼííʼ	danihichʼííʼ
2nd person	nichʼííʼ	nihichʼííʼ	danihichʼííʼ
3rd person	bichʼííʼ
4th person (3o)	yichʼííʼ
4th person (3a)	hachʼííʼ
Indefinite (3i)	achʼííʼ

Derived terms

• achʼííʼ yázhí
• naaʼahóóhai bichʼííʼ