ᎠᎳᏑᎶ

Cherokee

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-aɹaːhsu-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àlȁːsǔːlőː/

Noun

ᎠᎳᏑᎶ • (alasulo) (plural ᏗᎳᏑᎶ (dilasulo))

1. shoe

   ᏗᎳᏑᎶ ᏧᎶᏁᏗ ᎤᏩᎨᏩ.

   dilasulo tsulonedi uwagewa.

   He forgot to polish the shoes.

Related terms

• ᎤᎳᏑᎶ (ulasulo, “his/her shoe”)
• ᎠᏆᎳᏑᎶ (aqualasulo, “my shoe”)

References

• Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 547
• Durbin Feeling (1975), William Pulte, editor, Cherokee-English dictionary‎^[2], Talequah: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
• Page 64 of Raven Rock Cherokee-English Dictionary