tsʼakae

Ahtna

Etymology

A compound of obscure origin. Cognate with Lower Tanana tr'axa.

Noun

tsʼakae

  1. woman
  2. queen (of a deck of cards)

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 238