ishtachifaꞌ

Chickasaw

Etymology

From ishtachifa (“to wash with”) +‎ -ꞌ (nominalizing verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iʃ.ta.t͡ʃi.faʔ/

Noun

ishtachifaꞌ (alienable)

1. soap
2. dishcloth, dishrag
3. sponge

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	ishtamachifaꞌ ishtam-achifaꞌ	ishtpomachifaꞌ ishtpom-achifaꞌ	ishthapomachifaꞌ ishthapom-achifaꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	ishtchimachifaꞌ ishtchim-achifaꞌ	ishthachimachifaꞌ ishthachim-achifaꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	ishtimachifaꞌ ishtim-achifaꞌ

Derived terms

• aboohishtachifaꞌ
• amposhishtachifaꞌ
• ishtilachifaꞌ
• kaa ishtachifaꞌ
• notishtachifaꞌ