tłʼiish
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”). Cognate with Ahtna tlʼaghes (“eel”), Tlingit tłʼikʼʷx (“worm, snake”), possibly cognate with Ket тиг, тих (tìɣ).
See also the root -TŁʼIIZH (“to wriggle, to be serpentine”).
Noun[edit]
tłʼiish
Derived terms[edit]
- tłʼiish áníní (“rattlesnake”)
- tłʼiish bichóhí (“sidewinder”)
- tłʼiish bikʼós niteelígíí (“cobra”)
Western Apache[edit]
Noun[edit]
tłʼiish