neeshchʼííʼ
Navajo
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]neeshchʼííʼ
- pine nut
- (singular or plural) nut (can refer to nuts in general, but this term is not exactly equivalent to the English word "nut" because one cannot call any particular kind of nut a neeshchʼííʼ unless it is a pine nut; other types of nuts have their own names.)
Inflection
[edit]possessives of neeshchʼííʼ
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shineeshchʼííʼ | nihineeshchʼííʼ | danihineeshchʼííʼ |
| 2nd person | nineeshchʼííʼ | nihineeshchʼííʼ | danihineeshchʼííʼ |
| 3rd person | bineeshchʼííʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yineeshchʼííʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | haneeshchʼííʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | aneeshchʼííʼ | ||
Derived terms
[edit]- neeshchʼííʼ biyaʼ (“pine weevil”)
- neeshchʼííʼ hááheeshchiiʼí (“almond”)
- neeshchʼíínímazí (“hazelnut”)
- neeshchʼííłgai (“cashew”)
- Bilagáana bineeshchʼííʼ (“peanut”)