takóhs

Oneida

Alternative forms

• takó꞉s

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *ˈtaːkoːts.

Noun

takóhs

1. cat (any mammal from the Felidae family)

Derived terms

• takoʼskó꞉ (“big cat”)

References

• Karin Michelson; Mercy Doxtator (2002), Oneida-English English-Oneida Dictionary, University of Toronto, pages 678, 930
• Clifford Abbott (2006), Oneida Teaching Grammar, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, page 153
• Clifford Abbott; Maria Hinton (1996–), “takó·s”, in Oneida Language Dictionary‎^[1], University of Wisconsin-Green Bay