ʔushʔush

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

from ʔush, a Chinookan verbal particle used in baby-talk (as in uš-m-x̣-u-x̣ <Ushemxux> 'you go to sleep')

Verb

ʔushʔush

1. to sleep

Synonyms

• musum

References

from Wasco Language Program spellings from Spilyay Tymoo, official newspaper of the Warm Springs community, April 20, 2000)