pîwâpiskos
Plains Cree
Etymology
From pîwâpisk (“iron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːˈwaːpisˌkos/
- Hyphenation: pî‧wâ‧pis‧kos
Noun
pîwâpiskos inan (Syllabics ᐲᐚᐱᐢᑯᐢ)
- wire
- needle
- coin, penny, cent
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996), “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 436