kîsik

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ki·šekatwi (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːˈsik/
• Hyphenation: kî‧sik

Noun

kîsik inan (plural kîsikwa, Syllabics ᑮᓯᐠ)

1. sky

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 438