-oshi'
Chickasaw
Etymology
From the same Proto-Muskogean term as oshi'. Compare Choctaw -ushi and Alabama -osi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.ʃiʔ/
Suffix
-oshi'
- Suffix forming diminutives of nouns
- abooha (“house”) + -oshi' → abooshi' (“a small house”)
Derived terms
Chickasaw terms suffixed with -oshi'