tsae

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Na-Dene *caj.

Noun

tsae

  1. stone, rock
    Synonym: tsʼes

Usage notes

In compounds this noun takes the forms tse- or se-.

Derived terms

  • kʼaʼ tseʼ (“bullet”)
  • tsae baa (“jade”)
  • tsentseli (“adze”)
  • tsetneł (“stone axe”)
  • tsetsaanʼ (“copper”)
  • tsetʼuudzeʼ (“black rock lichen”)
  • tsezel, sezel (“steambath”)
  • tseziił (“scree”)

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 373
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