pileshish
The English word bird is translated into Cree as pileshish. Wiktionary also lists peepee.
Meaning: animal (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cree |
|---|
| pileshish |
| peepee |
Both pileshish and peepee are nouns used to refer to the animal known as a bird.
Which one should you use?
The forms pileshish and peepee both mean bird.
Did you know?
- The term peepee in certain Cree contexts is often associated with small, common birds, which might lead an English speaker to confuse it with the English slang for bodily functions.
- In some Cree oral traditions, names for birds are treated as living entities with spiritual agency, rather than just biological objects to be labeled.
- Cree allows for 'polysynthesis', meaning a single complex word can be created by adding markers to pileshish to describe a bird's color, size and action all at once.
Example sentences for Cree are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bird” translations and entries peepee, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
