"shash" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɑ̀ʃ/
Etymology: Proto-Athabaskan *x̯əšʷ (“black bear”). Compare Ahtna sos. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*x̯əšʷ||black bear}} Proto-Athabaskan *x̯əšʷ (“black bear”), {{cog|aht|sos}} Ahtna sos Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} shash
  1. bear (animal) Derived forms: shash bighą́ąʼgi hadzíbáhí (english: grizzly bear), shash bizaʼazis hólóní (english: koala), shash łigaii (english: polar bear), shash łizhinii (english: black bear), shash nátʼoh (english: caltrop), shash naʼazísí (english: wombat), shash yáázh (english: bear cub), shashtsoh (english: brown bear)
    Sense id: en-shash-nv-noun-Be9BvN8g Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Ursids
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          "english": "grizzly bear",
          "translation": "grizzly bear",
          "word": "shash bighą́ąʼgi hadzíbáhí"
        },
        {
          "english": "koala",
          "translation": "koala",
          "word": "shash bizaʼazis hólóní"
        },
        {
          "english": "polar bear",
          "translation": "polar bear",
          "word": "shash łigaii"
        },
        {
          "english": "black bear",
          "translation": "black bear",
          "word": "shash łizhinii"
        },
        {
          "english": "caltrop",
          "translation": "caltrop",
          "word": "shash nátʼoh"
        },
        {
          "english": "wombat",
          "translation": "wombat",
          "word": "shash naʼazísí"
        },
        {
          "english": "bear cub",
          "translation": "bear cub",
          "word": "shash yáázh"
        },
        {
          "english": "brown bear",
          "translation": "brown bear",
          "word": "shashtsoh"
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      "word": "shash bighą́ąʼgi hadzíbáhí"
    },
    {
      "english": "koala",
      "translation": "koala",
      "word": "shash bizaʼazis hólóní"
    },
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      "english": "polar bear",
      "translation": "polar bear",
      "word": "shash łigaii"
    },
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      "translation": "black bear",
      "word": "shash łizhinii"
    },
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      "translation": "caltrop",
      "word": "shash nátʼoh"
    },
    {
      "english": "wombat",
      "translation": "wombat",
      "word": "shash naʼazísí"
    },
    {
      "english": "bear cub",
      "translation": "bear cub",
      "word": "shash yáázh"
    },
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