naghaay tsʼabaeleʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

naghaay (“frog”) + tsʼabaeli (“spruce”) +‎ -eʼ (possessed noun suffix), literally “frog's spruce”.

Noun

naghaay tsʼabaeleʼ (Lower)

  1. horsetail
    Synonym: tehtsʼabaeleʼ

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 102
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