atsá

See also: atsa

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): /ʔɑ̀t͡sʰɑ́/
  • Audio (NV)(file)

Noun

atsá

  1. eagle
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