be'aɬ ts'etsan' dedet'odhi

Lower Tanana

Etymology

be'aɬ (“by means of it”) + ts'etsan' (“grass”) + dedet'odhi, composed of d- (qualifier) +‎ de- (classifier) +‎ t'oth (momentaneous/durative imperfective stem of the root t'otth (“to cut”)) +‎ -i (nominalizer), literally “by means of it, grass is cut”

Noun

be'aɬ ts'etsan' dedet'odhi

  1. sickle, scythe

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 380
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