shiksh
Chinook Jargon
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Shiks
Noun
[edit]shiksh
- friend
- ɬax̣áyam, shiksh (Hello, [my] friend)
- paramour, boyfriend, girlfriend
Usage notes
[edit]- According to Gibbs, the word is "used only towards men" (presumably, by other men). However, according to Victoria (Wishikin) Wacheno Howard, the word can also be translated as "girlfriend"