ooskan

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Chinook Jargon

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Etymology

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From Chinook úš-gan "basket, cup, bucket".[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ooskan

  1. A cup.
  2. A can.
  3. A dipper.
  4. (as kluckutl-ooskan "flat cup"), a bowl.

Alternative forms

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uskan, uskən

  1. ^ https://lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/02/2010_Zenk_Johnson_Hamilton.pdf
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