trogwda

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “it pounds on feces”. Equivalent to tron' (“excrement”) + gwt (“to be plugged, to pound”) +‎ -a (nominalizer, variant of -i).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʂʰɔkʊtæ/, /tʂʰɔqʊtæ/

Noun

trogwda (Minto-Nenana)

  1. ruffed grouse

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 188
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