taɬ

Lower Tanana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰæɬ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *te̓ˑɬ, from the verbal root *teˑ (“a single animate noun lies”). Equivalent to ta +‎ -ɬ (instrumental noun suffix)). Compare Navajo teeł and Ahtna taeł.

Noun

taɬ

  1. mat, mattress, bedroll

Etymology 2

From ta (“a classificatory stem for animate objects”).

Adjective

taɬ

  1. wide, flat, plain

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 346
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