hwnax
Ahtna
Alternative forms
- konax (Mentasta)
Etymology
Contains the area/location prefix hw-, a lexicalized form of the prefix ko-, attached to a noun stem -nax. Cognate with Lower Tanana kwnwx, xwnwx.
Noun
hwnax
Derived terms
- łicʼae konaxeʼ (“dog house”)
- tsaanʼ hwnax (“outhouse”)
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 293