hpéece

Osage

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *ahpéˑte (“fire”). Cognate with Lakota pȟéta, Quapaw ppétte, Kansa ppéǰe, Omaha-Ponca ppéde, Winnebago péec, Biloxi phêti.

Noun

hpéece

1. fire

References

• Carolyn Quintero, Osage Dictionary, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman (OK), 2009