kʼish

See also: kish and Kish

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəš ~ *qʼəɣəšʷ (“alder”).

Perhaps this word is related to the root -KʼǪSH (“to be sour, be rancid (of color and oil)”).

Noun

kʼish

1. (botany) grey alder (Alnus incana)

Derived terms

• kʼistsʼóóz
• kʼishchííʼ
• kʼiishzhinii