kápassa

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Choctaw[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Chickasaw kapassa (“cold”). Compare Creek kvsvppē (“cold”), Koasati kasátka (“cold”).

Noun[edit]

kápassa

  1. cold, coldness
  2. a cold (illness)
  3. frigidity
  4. strangeness

Adjective[edit]

kápassa

  1. cold

Verb[edit]

kápassa

  1. to be cold (not the sensation)

Usage notes[edit]

Kápassa is used exclusively for intrinsic coldness. The sensation of feeling cold is hochukwa.

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