tretr

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *čʷəǯʷ. Cognate with Navajo chizh (“firewood”), Ahtna tsets.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʂʰətʂʰ/

Noun

tretr

  1. dry wood
  2. (with other plantnames) dry, dried
    guth tretr ― dry wild rhubarb
    k'wy' tretr ― dry willow

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 403
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