cistêmâw
Plains Cree
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *θeʔθe·ma·wa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪs.teːˌmɑːw]
- Hyphenation: cis‧tê‧mâw
Noun
cistêmâw anim (no plural, Syllabics ᒋᐢᑌᒫᐤ)
- tobacco
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1973), “Plains Cree: A grammatical study”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume 63, issue 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 Institute, page 398