"pushis" meaning in Unami

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Noun

IPA: [ˈpuʃis] Forms: pushisàk [plural], pushisa [obviative], pushisi [adjectival]
Etymology: Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy). Etymology templates: {{der|unm|alg-pro|*pešiwa||bobcat, cat}} Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) Head templates: {{head|unm|noun|plural|pushisàk|obviative|pushisa|adjectival|pushisi|3sg possessive|pushisëma|cat2=animate nouns|g=an}} pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)
  1. cat Tags: animate Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mammals Derived forms: pushisikaon, pushischi
    Sense id: en-pushis-unm-noun-d693i1Gr Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Unami entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*pešiwa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bobcat, cat"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pushisàk",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pushisa",
      "tags": [
        "obviative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pushisi",
      "tags": [
        "adjectival"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "10": "pushisëma",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "pushisàk",
        "5": "obviative",
        "6": "pushisa",
        "7": "adjectival",
        "8": "pushisi",
        "9": "3sg possessive",
        "cat2": "animate nouns",
        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "unm",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "unm:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "unm",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "unm:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "pushisikaon"
        },
        {
          "word": "pushischi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-pushis-unm-noun-d693i1Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuʃis]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pushis"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "pushisikaon"
    },
    {
      "word": "pushischi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*pešiwa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bobcat, cat"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Either from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“bobcat, cat”) or else a borrowing from English (pussy).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pushisàk",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pushisa",
      "tags": [
        "obviative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pushisi",
      "tags": [
        "adjectival"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "10": "pushisëma",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "pushisàk",
        "5": "obviative",
        "6": "pushisa",
        "7": "adjectival",
        "8": "pushisi",
        "9": "3sg possessive",
        "cat2": "animate nouns",
        "g": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "pushis anim (plural pushisàk, obviative pushisa, adjectival pushisi, 3sg possessive pushisëma)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Unami animate nouns",
        "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
        "Unami lemmas",
        "Unami nouns",
        "Unami terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "unm:Animals",
        "unm:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuʃis]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pushis"
}

Download raw JSONL data for pushis meaning in Unami (1.3kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 3sg possessive pushisëma",
  "path": [
    "pushis"
  ],
  "section": "Unami",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "pushis",
  "trace": ""
}

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