๐“ท๐“˜๐“ฎ๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ

Osage

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, โ€œThe Black Oneโ€. From Proto-Siouan *wa-sรกpE (โ€œblack bearโ€, literally โ€œthe black oneโ€), ultimately from Proto-Siouan *isรกยทpE (โ€œblackโ€). Cognate with Omaha-Ponca wasรกbe, Kansa wasรกbe, Quapaw wasรก. By surface analysis, ๐“ท๐“˜- +โ€Ž ๐“ฎ๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wษ‘sษ‘ฬpษ›/

Noun

๐“ท๐“˜๐“ฎ๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ (wasรกpe)

  1. bear
    1. (especially) black bear

Derived terms

  • ๐“ท๐“˜๐“ฎ๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ ๐“ฎ๐“ค๐“˜ (wasรกpe ska, โ€œwhite bearโ€)
  • ๐“๐“˜๐“ฎ๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ ๐“๐“Ÿฬ๐“ฐ๐“˜๐“ต๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ (Wasรกpe Wรฉtaรฐรกpe, โ€œDecemberโ€)
  • ๐“ท๐“˜๐“ฎ๐“˜ฬ๐“ฌ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฃอ˜ (wasรกpeลพฤฏ, โ€œbear cubโ€)

Descendants

  • โ†’ Comanche: wasape

References

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