achʼiish

== Navajo == === Etymology === ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼiish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”) === Verb === achʼiish he/she is cutting he/she is brushing, filing, sanding ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi) ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiish PERFECTIVE: -chʼiizh FUTURE: -chʼish ITERATIVE: -chʼish OPTATIVE: -chʼiish ==== Derived terms ==== chį́į́h yee achʼiishíhii (“sawfish”) naaltsoos bee achʼiishígíí (“sandpaper”) ==== Related terms ==== yichʼiish yichʼish