chukfi

Choctaw

Etymology

Compare Alabama chokfi, Chickasaw chokfi.

Noun

chukfi

  1. rabbit
  2. sheep

Usage notes

The sense "sheep" can be distinguished from the sense "rabbit" with the adjective alhpoba (“domesticated”) (alternative forms: alhpowa, vlhpoba, vlhpowa). For example: chukfalhpoba and chukfi alhpoba "sheep" (literally, "domesticated rabbit").

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