atsá
See also: atsa
Navajo
Alternative forms
- ʼatsá
Etymology
From -tsá (noun stem meaning grasp with teeth or beak), from the root -TSAʼ (“to grasp with teeth”), from Proto-Athabaskan *tsαɢ, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *tsəɢ (“act with teeth by biting”); compare the verb yiyiitsah (“he grasps it with teeth or beak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔàtsá/
Audio (NV) (file)
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