tsiishgaii

Etymology

From atsiiʼ (“head”) + -sh- (ligature) + -gai (neuter imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix). Literally, the white-headed one.

Noun

tsiishgaii

  1. pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
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