pushis

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Verb[edit]

pushis

  1. H-system spelling of puŝis

Unami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. cat

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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