neeshchʼííʼ

An unclear element neesh- + the noun stem -chʼííʼ, which may be related to the verb roots -CHʼI or -CHʼÍÍʼ

• IPA^(key): /nèːʃt͡ʃʼíːʔ/

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neeshchʼííʼ

1. pine nut
2. (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.)

• neeshchʼííʼ biyaʼ (“pine weevil”)
• neeshchʼííʼ hááheeshchiiʼí (“almond”)
• neeshchʼíínímazí (“hazelnut”)
• neeshchʼííłgai (“cashew”)
• Bilagáana bineeshchʼííʼ (“peanut”)