pushis

Esperanto

Verb

pushis

1. H-system spelling of puŝis

Unami

Etymology

Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuʃis]

Noun

pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)

1. cat

Derived terms

• pushisikaon
• pushischi

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pushis”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project