ásaaʼ

== Navajo == === Etymology === Possibly Proto-Athabaskan *usa̓sakʸ, suggested to be of Eskimo-Aleut origin, compare Aleut isxatix (“grass basket”). Cognate with Chiricahua ʼísaa, Eyak ʼishXah, Tsuut'ina ʼásaʼ, Dena'ina isukʼ. === Noun === ásaaʼ (possessed form beʼésaʼ) pot, dish, bowl, kettle, pan, jar (music) drum ==== Inflection ==== or ==== Derived terms ==== ásaah (“into a pot”) ásaatsʼiil (“potsherd”) ásaaʼtsoh (“large pot, vase”) ásaaʼyázhí (“small pot, jar”) === References === Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 10