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dleey kasʼúwaa

dleey kasʼúwaa
"The one that chops the meat" | meat cleaver
Part of Speech
compound noun, noun
Definition
Meat chopper; cleaver | literally translates to “the one that chops the meat” | (JL)
Source
X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell, Tlingit Dictionary, 2024
dleey kesʼúwaa (C)
Part of Speech
compound noun, noun
Source
Alternate Spellings
Language: 
Lingít
Keywords: 
Meat, Utensils, Cooking, Food
Word List: 
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Additional Media

Twitchell 2024 (Lingít Dictionary)

dleey + ka-∅-√sʼúw-aa → flesh/meat + hsf.-cl-(–d,∅,– i).√chop