Wiktionary

kápassa

Choctaw edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Chickasaw kapassa (“cold”). Compare Creek kvsvppē (“cold”), Koasati kasátka (“cold”).

Noun edit

kápassa

  1. cold, coldness
  2. a cold (illness)
  3. frigidity
  4. strangeness

Adjective edit

kápassa

  1. cold

Verb edit

kápassa

  1. to be cold (not the sensation)

Usage notes edit

Kápassa is used exclusively for intrinsic coldness. The sensation of feeling cold is hochukwa.

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