This word is a combination of the preverb shou meaning roughly 'I wish that' or 'I want ___ to happen', and the pronoun hinarr 'we'. Spoken by Della Prince:
Mrs. Prince pronounces this word wishash (without a final -k), but many other speakers, including Elsie Barto and Amos Riley, pronounced it wishashk (with a final -k). This is a regular variation that extends to many words: for example, Nettie Rossig pronounced 'strawberry' lashk, while Mrs. Prince pronounced it lash. Spoken by Della Prince: