shoshi

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• shuⁿshi (Byington/SWanton, obsolete linguistic)
• shushi, shunshi (traditional)
• šǫši (Mississippi)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *i¢sonksiCo. Cognate with Chickasaw isso̱sh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃõːʃí/

Noun

shoshi

1. insect, bug
2. fly
3. worm
4. moth