tehtsʼabaeleʼ

Ahtna

Etymology

teh- (“underwater”) +‎ tsʼabaeli (“spruce”) +‎ -eʼ (possessed noun suffix), literally “water's spruce”.

Noun

tehtsʼabaeleʼ (Central, Mentasta)

  1. horsetail
    Synonym: naghaay tsʼabaeleʼ

References

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