k'esr
Lower Tanana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʼəʂ/, /qʼəʂ/
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəšʷ ~ *qʼəx̣šʷ ~ *qʼəshʳ (“alder”). Cognate with Ahtna kʼes/kʼez, Navajo kʼish.
Noun
k'esr
- red alder, thinleaf alder (Alnus incana tenuifolia)
Root
k'esr
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter (Minto-Nenana) | k'esr | k'esr | k'esr | k'esr |
| Neuter (Chena, Toklat-Bearpaw) | k'es | k'es | k'es | k'es |
| Transitional | k'asr | k'asr | k'esr | k'asr |
| Progressive | k'esr | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- delk'esr, delk'es (“it is red”)
- k'ezra' (“red”)
- lek'esr (“it is red; raw fish used for dog feed”)
- nogeddha k'ezra' (“red fox”)
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 257