chááʼ

Beaver

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tshaʼ (“beaver”). Cognate with Hän tsà’, Sarcee tsxa, Navajo chaaʼ, Chipewyan tsáá, Carrier tsaa, Sekani tsáʼ, Ahtna tsaʼ.

Noun

chááʼ

1. beaver

References

• Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.