ajéí bikʼéstiʼígíí

Etymology

ajéí (“heart, thoracic organs”) + bikʼéstiʼ (“it is covered by a flat flexible object”) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)|

Noun

ajéí bikʼéstiʼígíí

  1. pericardium; membrane around the heart and lungs

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 505
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