ôhow

Plains Cree

Ôhow.

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic, after the sound that an owl makes. Compare Hungarian uhu and Cherokee ᎤᎫᎫ (ugugu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːˈhow/
• Hyphenation: ô‧how

Noun

ôhow anim (Syllabics ᐆᐦᐅᐤ)

1. owl

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 430