Chickasaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same Proto-Muskogean term as oshiꞌ. Compare Choctaw -ushi and Alabama -osi.
Pronunciation[edit]
-oshiꞌ
- Suffix forming diminutives of nouns
- abooha (“house”) + -oshiꞌ → abooshiꞌ (“a small house”)
Derived terms[edit]