wâskahikan

Plains Cree

Wâskahikan.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *waᐧxkahikani (“house”). Cognate with Ojibwe waakaaʼigan, Naskapi ᐛᔅᑲᐃᑭᓐ (waaskaikin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waːsˈkahiˌkan/
• Hyphenation: wâs‧ka‧hi‧kan

Noun

wâskahikan inan (plural wâskahikana, Syllabics ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)

1. log cabin

References

• H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437