shiksh
Chinook Jargon edit
Alternative forms edit
- Shiks
Noun edit
shiksh
- friend
- ɬax̣áyam, shiksh (Hello, [my] friend)
- paramour, boyfriend, girlfriend
Usage notes edit
- According to Gibbs, the word is "used only towards men" (presumably, by other men). However, according to Victoria (Wishikin) Wacheno Howard, the word can also be translated as "girlfriend"