ᎠᏍᎪᎵ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-hskʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àskőːli/

Noun

ᎠᏍᎪᎵ • (asgoli)

  1. his/her head
    ᎢᎾᏓ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᏥᏲᎸ ᎠᏟᏓ ᎬᏗ.
    inada asgoli tsiyolv atlida gvdi.
    I shot a snake in the head with an arrow.

Further reading

  • Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎[1], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
  • Page 39 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary
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