pus-ik

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /pusˈʔik/ [pʊsˈʔi̞k̚]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /puhˈʔik/ [pʊhˈʔi̞k̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: pus-ik

Noun

pus-ík

1. an annual two-day public sacrifice/ritual

   Synonym: begnas

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 93