vpi

Choctaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *apiCi. Cognate with Chickasaw api', Alabama apihchi, Creek vpē.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈəpi/

Noun

ʋpi (alienable)

  1. stalk, stem, (of a tree) trunk, (of grass) blade, (of wheat) straw
  2. vine
  3. tree
  4. (of corn) cob
  5. handle
  6. leg

Derived terms

  • ahʋpi (“potato vine”)
  • aiomanili ʋpi (“chair leg”)
  • bihi ʋpi (“mulberry tree”)
  • chahʋpi (“hoe handle”)
  • hʋshuk ʋpi (“blade of grass”)
  • iskifʋpi (“axe”)
  • iyʋpi (“leg”)
  • nusʋpi (“oak tree”)
  • tanchʋpi (“corncob”)
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