"besh" meaning in Western Apache

See besh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [pɛ́ʃ]
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Jicarilla besh. Etymology templates: {{inh|apw|ath-pro|*weˑš}} Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš, {{cog|nv|béésh}} Navajo béésh, {{cog|apj|besh}} Jicarilla besh Head templates: {{head|apw|noun}} besh
  1. knife
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*weˑš"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "béésh"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo béésh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apj",
        "2": "besh"
      },
      "expansion": "Jicarilla besh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Jicarilla besh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "besh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Western Apache",
  "lang_code": "apw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Western Apache entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "apw",
          "name": "Knives",
          "orig": "apw:Knives",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knife"
      ],
      "id": "en-besh-apw-noun-PU0QHNfq",
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɛ́ʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "besh"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*weˑš"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "béésh"
      },
      "expansion": "Navajo béésh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apj",
        "2": "besh"
      },
      "expansion": "Jicarilla besh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Jicarilla besh.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "besh",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Western Apache",
  "lang_code": "apw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Western Apache entries with incorrect language header",
        "Western Apache lemmas",
        "Western Apache nouns",
        "Western Apache terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Western Apache terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "apw:Knives"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pɛ́ʃ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "besh"
}

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