mîkis

Plains Cree

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mi·kehsa (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miːˈkɪs]
• Hyphenation: mî‧kis

Noun

mîkis anim (plural mîkisak, Syllabics ᒦᑭᐢ)

1. bead

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎^[1], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 315