naghaay

== Ahtna == === Etymology === The element na- is of unknown meaning and appears in several compounds. The second element is apparently from the onomatopoeic verbal root ghaacʼ (“a frog croaks”) +‎ -i (nominalizer). Compare Lower Tanana noghwya (“northern wood frog”). === Noun === naghaay frog ==== Derived terms ==== naghaay tsʼabaeleʼ (“horsetail”) naghaay tsʼedeʼ (“coltsfoot”) === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 206