srayi

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

  • sayi (Chena, Toklat-Bearpaw)

Etymology

From zrayh (imperfective stem of the root zrak (“to carve”)) +‎ -i (nominalizer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂæji/

Noun

srayi (Minto-Nenana)

  1. knife

Derived terms

  • srayi dheth (“centipede”)
  • srayi t'wdza (“spatula”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 501
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