chinisa

Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate to Chickasaw chilisa (“chipmunk”)

Noun

chinisa

  1. chipmunk
  2. a small ground squirrel

Adjective

chinisa

  1. brindled, striped

Verb

chinisa

  1. to be brindled or striped

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkinisa/

Noun

chinisa m (plural chinisas)

  1. ash
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