pîwâpiskos

Plains Cree

Etymology

From pîwâpisk (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːˈwaːpisˌkos/
• Hyphenation: pî‧wâ‧pis‧kos

Noun

pîwâpiskos inan (Syllabics ᐲᐚᐱᐢᑯᐢ)

1. wire
2. needle
3. coin, penny, cent

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 436