pi·špiš

Makah

Etymology

More likely from Puget Sound Chinook Jargon pish-pish than the more common Chinook Jargon puss-puss, from English puss (“cat”). Cognates include Nootka piišpiš, Lushootseed pišpiš, Twana pišpš, Klallam píšpš, Saanich pús, Halkomelem pús

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːʃ.piʃ/

Noun

pi·špiš

  1. cat

Derived terms

References

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