hobak
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Chickasaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from hoba + -k (nominal formative). Compare Choctaw hobak.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hobak (alienable)
Inflection[edit]
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y- |
Singular | Plural | Inclusive Tri-Plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st-person ("my, our") | a̠hobak a̠-hobak |
po̠hobak po̠-hobak |
hapo̠hobak hapo̠-hobak |
2nd-person ("thy, your") | chi̠hobak chi̠-hobak |
hachi̠hobak hachi̠-hobak | |
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") | i̠hobak i̠-hobak |
Derived terms[edit]
Choctaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
hobak
- eunuch, castrated person or animal
- coward; an insult
References[edit]
- Cyrus Byington, John Reed Swanton, Henry Sale Halbert, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language (1915)