chenhkw ch'eniɬtodhi

Lower Tanana

Etymology

chenh (“base, flat”) +‎ -kw (“onto”) + ch'eniɬtodhi, composed of ch'- (indefinite) +‎ n- (gender) +‎ ɬ- (classifier) +‎ totth (“revolve”) +‎ -i (nominalizer). Literally, “that which rolls onto the flat”.

Noun

chenhkw ch'eniɬtodhi

  1. bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
    Synonym: ch'enkwtl

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 84
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