tl'esr

Lower Tanana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɬʼəʂ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *tɬʼəshʳ, *tɬəšʷ. Cognate with Navajo hashtłʼish, Ahtna tlʼes, betlʼes, Chipewyan hatłʼés, Tsuut'ina gútłʼìs, Western Apache hishtłish.

Noun

tl'esr

  1. mud
  2. a slimy substance

Root

tl'esr

  1. slimy, raw, muddy
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter tl'esr tl'esr tl'esr tl'esr

Etymology 2

From the verbal root tl'ets (“to be black, blue”).

Noun

tl'esr

  1. something black, a black object

Stem

tl'esr

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter tl'ets (“black”) tl'ets (“black”) tl'ets (“black”) tl'ets (“black”)
Transitional tl'ets (“black”)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 392
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