sihta

Plains Cree

Sihta.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *šenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪhˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: sih‧ta

Noun

sihta anim (plural sihtak, Syllabics ᓯᐦᑕ)

1. spruce

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1973) “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, number 5, Philadelphia, page 22
• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, page 398