shaui

Choctaw

Etymology

Compare Chickasaw shawi (“raccoon”), Koasati sawi (“raccoon”)

Noun

shaui

1. raccoon

Alternative forms

• shawi, shawi'

Derived terms

• shaui hattak (“ape, monkey”)
• shaui imanchaha (“moccasin snake”)

Related terms

• shauiya (“speck, speckled”)