dink'a

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

dįkʼa (Chena)

Etymology

Partially from k'a (“cavity”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tinkʼæ/, /tinqʼæ/

Noun

dink'a (Minto-Nenana, Chena)

gun, rifle, firearm

Derived terms

dink'a katwtl (“gunstock”)
dink'a kwna' (“gunpowder”)
dink'a ttha' (“bullets, shells”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 253