tsitl

== Lower Tanana == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsʰitɬʰ/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Athabaskan *čiˑtɬʼ. ==== Noun ==== tsitl snow on the ground ===== Derived terms ===== tsitl tu' (“melted snow water”) tsitl zrax (“snowflakes”) ==== Root ==== tsitl to snow heavily, be clean ===== Stem set ===== ===== Derived terms ===== de- + tsitl 'to snow heavily' niɬtsitl (“he/she is clean”) xwniɬtsitl (“an area is clean”) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑtɬʼ. Cognate with Ahtna tsiitlʼ. ==== Root ==== tsitl to ferment, be bruised ===== Stem set ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ch'etsitl (“fermented fish”) denidetsitl (“it is bruised (n-gender)”) didetsitl (“it is/became bruised (∅-gender)”) idetsiɬ (“it is fermenting”) xwdidetsitl (“the area/surface is bruised”) === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 422-23