"-TSAʼ" meaning in Navajo

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Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *tsαɢ (“to act with teeth by biting”). In Navajo this root often occurs with the emphatic infix -x-. It is related to the noun atsá (“eagle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*tsαɢ||to act with teeth by biting}} Proto-Athabaskan *tsαɢ (“to act with teeth by biting”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -TSAʼ
  1. to bite down, to grasp (with teeth or beak), to clench Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--TSAʼ-nv-root-pIpgdZ30 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSAʼ (grasp with teeth)

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