hosh
Navajo
Etymology
From the root -WOZH (“to be thorny, be prickly”).
Noun
hosh (possessed form biwosh)
- thorn
- cactus
Inflection
possessives 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
- hosh aditsahii (“cholla cactus”)
- hosh aditsahiitsoh (“saguaro”)
- hosh bineestʼąʼ (“cactus fruit”)
- hosh niteelí (“Opuntia”)
- hosh yiyání