acháshjish

Etymology

The unspecified possessor prefix a- + an unknown element chásh + jish (medicine pouch).

Noun

acháshjish

  1. diaphragm (anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 273