neghadeghezri
Lower Tanana
Alternative forms
- decheneɬghas (“Toklat-Bearpaw”)
Etymology
From the root ghasr (“to be round”), with the nominalizer -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nəɣætəɣəʐi/, /nəʁætəʁəʐi/
Noun
neghadeghezri (Nenana)
- burl
- Synonym: decheneɬghasr
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 200