ch'etthigho' xot'odhenh

Lower Tanana

Etymology

ch'- (indefinite possessor) +‎ tthigho (“hair of the head”) +‎ -a' (possessed noun prefix) + xot'odhenh, composed of xo- +‎ ∅- (classifier) +‎ t'oth (“stem of the root t'otth (“to cut”)”) +‎ -enh (singular human suffix), literally “person who cuts the hair of peoples' head”

Noun

ch'etthigho' xot'odhenh

  1. barber

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 381
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