"atsá" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: /ʔɑ̀t͡sʰɑ́/ Audio: Nv-atsá.ogg [Navajo]
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”). Etymology templates: {{m|nv|-tsá|pos=noun stem meaning grasp with teeth or beak}} -tsá (noun stem meaning grasp with teeth or beak), {{m|nv|-TSAʼ||to grasp with teeth}} -TSAʼ (“to grasp with teeth”), {{nv-root|-TSAʼ|grasp with teeth}} -TSAʼ (“to grasp with teeth”), {{der|nv|ath-pro|*tsαɢ}} Proto-Athabaskan *tsαɢ, {{m+|ath-pro|*tsəɢ||act with teeth by biting}} Proto-Athabaskan *tsəɢ (“act with teeth by biting”), {{m|nv|yiyiitsah||he grasps it with teeth or beak}} yiyiitsah (“he grasps it with teeth or beak”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} atsá
  1. eagle Wikipedia link: nv:atsá Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: ʼatsá

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      },
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        "3": "",
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  "etymology_text": "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”).",
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        },
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            "Lifeforms",
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            "Life",
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            "Nature"
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    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Navajo terms with audio links",
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