kʼish

See also: kish and Kish

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəš ~ *qʼəɣəšʷ (“alder”). Has been compared to Ket ӄыʼй (qɨˀj, “birch bark”). Compare also Ahtna kʼes

Perhaps this word is related to the root -KʼǪSH (“to be sour, be rancid (of color and oil)”).

Noun

kʼish

  1. (botany) grey alder (Alnus incana)

Derived terms

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