pisiw

Plains Cree

Pisiw.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈsiw/
• Hyphenation: pi‧siw

Noun

pisiw anim (Syllabics ᐱᓯᐤ)

1. lynx, bobcat

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437