bek'ah kwlayi

Lower Tanana

Etymology

bek'ah (“its footprints”) + kwlą́ (“be nothing”) +‎ -i (nominalizer), literally “the one without tracks”

Noun

bek'ah |kwlayi

  1. (nickname) lynx

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 245
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