kʼayʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼa̓yʼ. Cognate with Navajo kʼaiʼ (willow).

Noun

kʼayʼ

  1. willow
  2. pelvis

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 253