atsá

See also: atsa and ATSA

Navajo

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/

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Noun

atsá

1. eagle

Derived terms

• atsáłbáí
• atsáłchííʼ
• atsáłgaii
• atsáłtsoii
• atsá biyáázh (“eaglet(s)”)