cenkʼaʼ

== Ahtna == === Alternative forms === tcenkʼaʼ decen kʼaʼ (Mentasta) === Etymology === Equivalent to cen (“stick”) +‎ kʼaʼ (“gun”). kʼaʼ originally carried the meaning 'arrow,' which is preserved in this compound. === Noun === cenkʼaʼ (Central, Lower, Western) arrow === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 251