poos-

== Blackfoot == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *pešiwa (“lynx”). Similarity to English puss is probably due to convergent onomatopoeic processes. === Pronunciation === (isolated) IPA(key): /poːs/ (Aamsskaapipikani, Aapatohsipikani) IPA(key): [pôːs̠] (Kainai) IPA(key): [pôːs], [pôːs̠] (Siksika) IPA(key): [pôːs] === Noun stem === poos- anim (proximate singular póósa, obviative singular, nonreferentional póósi, plural póósiksi) cat === References === Frantz, Donald G.; Genee, Inge (2016–2023), Blackfoot Online Dictionary‎[1], University of Toronto Press Weber, Natalie; Allen, Blake (2012), Blackfoot Pitch Accent: Insights from Morphophonology‎[2], Vancouver, BC: Department of Linguistics, University of British Columbia