okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compound of okaꞌ (“liquid”) +‎ aalhtoꞌ (“container”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.kaʔ ˈaːɬ.toʔ/

Noun

okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ (alienable)

1. water container
2. reservoir

   Synonyms: okaꞌ aayokaꞌ, okaꞌ aayokachiꞌ

3. rain barrel

   Synonyms: okaꞌ aayokaꞌ, okaꞌ ishyokachiꞌ, okombaalhtoꞌ

4. pitcher

   Synonym: pichaꞌ

5. fire hydrant
6. (automotive) radiator

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	amokaꞌ aalhtoꞌ am-okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ	pomokaꞌ aalhtoꞌ pom-okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ	hapomokaꞌ aalhtoꞌ hapom-okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chimokaꞌ aalhtoꞌ chim-okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ	hachimokaꞌ aalhtoꞌ hachim-okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	imokaꞌ aalhtoꞌ im-okaꞌ aalhtoꞌ