shiksh
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Chinook Jargon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Shiks
Noun[edit]
shiksh
- friend
- ɬax̣áyam, shiksh (Hello, [my] friend)
- paramour, boyfriend, girlfriend
Usage notes[edit]
- According to Gibbs, the word is "used only towards men" (presumably, by other men). However, according to Victoria (Wishikin) Wacheno Howard, the word can also be translated as "girlfriend"