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)

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

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