pîwâpisk

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *pi·wa·peθkwi (“metal”). Cognate to Ojibwe biiwaabik.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːwaːˌpisk/
• Hyphenation: pî‧wâ‧pisk

pîwâpisk inan (plural pîwâpiskwa, Syllabics ᐲᐚᐱᐢᐠ)

1. metal
2. iron

• pîwâpiskos

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