xaɬ

See also: xal

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *χeˑɬ. Equivalent to gha (“to carry on the back”) +‎ -ɬ (“instrumental suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xæɬ/, /χæɬ/

Noun

xaɬ (third-person singular possessed form beghala')

  1. pack, backpack, burden

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 195
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