issoba

issoba

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from issiꞌ (deer) +‎ ahooba (to look like, resemble, seem like). Compare Choctaw issuba, issoba, Alabama chichoba, Koasati chooba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.so.ba/

Noun

issoba (alienable)

  1. horse

Inflection

Derived terms

Choctaw

Alternative forms

  • Spelling variants
    • isuba, issuba (traditional)
    • issoba', issóba' (academic)
  • soba

Etymology

From issi (deer) +‎ holba (alike).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪs.sʊ́ba(ʔ)/

Noun

issoba (transcription issóba', alienable)

  1. horse