vpi

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• api

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *apiCi. Cognate with Chickasaw api', Alabama apihchi, Creek vpē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəpi/

Noun

ʋpi (alienable)

1. stalk, stem, (of a tree) trunk, (of grass) blade, (of wheat) straw
2. vine
3. tree
4. (of corn) cob
5. handle
6. leg

Derived terms

• ahʋpi (“potato vine”)
• aiomanili ʋpi (“chair leg”)
• bihi ʋpi (“mulberry tree”)
• iskifʋpi (“axe”)
• nusʋpi (“oak tree”)
• tanchʋpi (“corncob”)
• chahʋpi (“hoe handle”)
• iyʋpi (“leg”)
• hʋshuk ʋpi (“blade of grass”)