pakanli

Choctaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *pakanli. Cognate with Chickasaw paka̱li, Koasati pakali (“flower”), Creek opvkv, pakpvkuce.

Pronunciation

Noun

• IPA^(key): /paˈkã́ː.li(ʔ)/

Verb

• IPA^(key): /paˈkãː.líh/

Noun

pakanli (alienable)

1. flower
2. bloom, blossom

Verb

pakanli

1. to bloom, to blossom, to flower

Synonyms

• nam pakanli