pushis

Esperanto

Verb

pushis

  1. H-system spelling of puŝis

Unami

Etymology

Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpuʃis]

Noun

pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)

  1. cat

Derived terms
  • pushisikaon
  • pushischi

References
  • Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “pushis”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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