cistêmâw

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *θeʔθe·ma·wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪs.teːˌmɑːw]
• Hyphenation: cis‧tê‧mâw

Noun

cistêmâw anim (no plural, Syllabics ᒋᐢᑌᒫᐤ)

1. tobacco

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1973) “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, number 5, Philadelphia, page 22
• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 398