hosh
Navajo
editEtymology
editFrom the root -WOZH (“to be thorny, be prickly”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithosh (possessed form biwosh)
Inflection
editpossessives of hosh
singular | duoplural | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | shiwosh | nihiwosh | danihiwosh |
2nd person | niwosh | nihiwosh | danihiwosh |
3rd person | biwosh | ||
4th person (3o) | yiwosh | ||
4th person (3a) | hawosh | ||
Indefinite (3i) | awosh |
Derived terms
edit- hosh aditsahii (“cholla cactus”)
- hosh aditsahiitsoh (“saguaro”)
- hosh bineestʼąʼ (“cactus fruit”)
- hosh niteelí (“Opuntia”)
- hosh yiyání