hvshi
Choctaw
Alternative forms
- hashi (modern)
- hạshi (Byington/Swanton)
- haši (Mississippi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həshí(ʔ)/
- Transcription: hashi'
Etymology
Cognate with Chickasaw hasi, Alabama hasi, Mikasuki haasi, Creek hvse
Noun
hʋshi (alienable)
- sun
- luminary, light
- sunflower
- moon
- lunar month, month
Derived terms
- hʋshi aiokatula (“west”)
- hʋshi akochaka (“east”)
- hʋshi kanʋlli (“hour”)