xeɬ

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ə̓tɬʼ, related to the root ghatl (“to become dark”). Cognate with Ahtna xeł, Navajo hił, Hupa xił, Eyak XAtl'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xəɬ/, /χəɬ/

Noun

xeɬ

  1. darkness, nightfall

Derived terms

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 199
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