kus suk

Catawba

Etymology

kus (“corn”) + suk (“house”)

Noun

kus suk

  1. corncob

Usage notes

The initial consonant is sometimes voiced: gus suk.

References
  • 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)
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