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Verb
pushis
- H-system spelling of puŝis
Unami
Etymology
Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).
Pronunciation
Noun
pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)
- cat
Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pushis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project