chinisa

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Choctaw

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Etymology

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Cognate to Chickasaw chilisa (chipmunk)

Noun

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chinisa

  1. chipmunk
  2. a small ground squirrel

Adjective

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chinisa

  1. brindled, striped

Verb

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chinisa

  1. to be brindled or striped

Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chinisa m (plural chinisas)

  1. ash