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.

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
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