achʼííʼ bitsʼániʼnísą́

Etymology

achʼííʼ (“intestine”) + bitsʼániʼnísą́ 'something grew from it'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀t͡ʃʼíːʔ pɪ̀t͡sʼɑ́nɪ̀ʔnɪ́sɑ̃́/

Noun

achʼííʼ bitsʼániʼnísą́

  1. (anatomy) appendix (vermiform)
    Achʼííʼ bitsʼániʼnísą́ ńtʼiʼ łóód silį́į́ʼ ― The appendix is infected

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 681
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