dechenh
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From de- (a prefix appearing in several compound nouns) + chenh (“base of, flat, meadow”). Compare Ahtna decen, tcen (“stick”) and South Slavey dechį (“stick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tətʃʰən̥/
Noun
dechenh (possessed form dechena')
Usage notes
Appears as deche- in several compounds.
Derived terms
- ch'edhax dechena' (“skin rack”)
- dechebeth (“toboggan”)
- dechegugha' (“tree insects”)
- Dechena Nik'a (“Kuskokwim River”)
- dechena nik'a xwt'ana (“Upper Kuskokwim people”)
- dechenh denolyode (“graveyard, cemetery”)
- dechenh tso (“raised platform cache”)
- dechenh yi tso (“underground cache lined with logs”)
- dechenh yi yex, decheye yex (“log cabin”)
- dechenoya (“goldeneye duck”)
- dechetthala (“woodpecker”)
- dechetu' (“spruce bark tea”)
- dechexwtl (“toboggan”)
- dodechenh (“fundamental concepts or principles”)
- k'odechenhdedetiya (“late fall gift-giving tradition”)
- xa'alniyi dechena' (“tentpole”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 85