ᎠᏧᏣ
atsutsa/àt͡sűːt͡sa/
The Cherokee word for boy is ᎠᏧᏣ (atsutsa).
ᎠᏧᏣ is a noun used to refer to a male child.
Meaning: male child (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is atsutsa. The IPA pronunciation is /àtsűːtsa/.
Did you know?
- The Cherokee syllabary used to write ᎠᏧᏣ was invented by Sequoyah, a man who was entirely non-literate in English.
- Cherokee words often change their sound based on the 'tone' of the voice. A change in pitch when saying ᎠᏧᏣ can signal a different grammatical meaning or emphasis.
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single word can function as an entire sentence. While ᎠᏧᏣ means 'boy', adding small prefixes or suffixes can change it to mean 'he is a boy' or 'the boy is here'.
Examples in context
- ᏓᎨᎯ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎩᎵ.The boy is chasing the dogs.This sentence shows how to use ᎠᏧᏣ in a sentence describing an action.
- ᎠᏧᏣ ᎤᏍᏗ.atsutsa usdi.The boy is small.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “boy” translations and entries ᎠᏧᏣ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
