pushis

Esperanto

Verb

pushis

  1. H-system spelling of puŝis

Unami

Etymology

Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuː.ʃiːs/
  • Rhymes: -uːʃiːs

Noun

pushis anim (plural pushisàk, adjectival pushisi, obviative pushisa, third-singular possessive pushisëma)

  1. cat

Derived terms

  • pushisikaon
  • pushischi

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “pushis”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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