oka' aalhto'

oka' aalhto'

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compound of oka' (“liquid”) +‎ aalhto' (“container”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.kaʔ ˈaːɬ.toʔ/

Noun

oka' aalhto' (alienable)

1. water container
2. reservoir

   Synonyms: oka' aayoka', oka' aayokachi'

3. rain barrel

   Synonyms: oka' aayoka', oka' ishyokachi', okombaalhto'

4. pitcher

   Synonym: picha'

5. fire hydrant
6. (automotive) radiator

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in vowel-, b-, or p-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	amoka' aalhto' am-oka' aalhto'	pomoka' aalhto' pom-oka' aalhto'	hapomoka' aalhto' hapom-oka' aalhto'
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chimoka' aalhto' chim-oka' aalhto'	hachimoka' aalhto' hachim-oka' aalhto'
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	imoka' aalhto' im-oka' aalhto'