tsʼiis

Ahtna

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *čʼʷičʼʷ (“to be rough, chapped”). Cognate with Navajo -CHʼIIZH.

Root

tsʼiis

  1. to be chapped, rough, raw
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Neuter tsʼiis tsʼiis tsʼiis tsʼiis

Adjective

tsʼiis

  1. rough, chapped

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 275

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Root

tsʼiis

  1. to whine (of a dog), groan (of ice)
Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Onomatopoeia tsʼiis tsʼiis tsʼiis tsʼiis

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 276
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