dedzeyi noxwdalk'onh

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

de- (reflexive possessor) +‎ -dzegha'/-dziyi (“(inner) ear”) + noxwdalk'onh 'they are burning,' from k'wn' (“to burn”). Literally, “its (the sun's) own ears are burning inside”.

Noun

dedzeyi noxwdalk'onh

  1. sun dog (bright spot in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun’s image through ice crystals)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 262
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