ᐹᐦᐸᓚᑭᓯᐤ pâhpalakisiw
(noun, animate)
1
a northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
2
(capitalized Pâhpalakisiw)(folklore)
a character in a traditional tale who repeatedly attempts to kill his son-in-law by ruse or sorcery
Examples
ᐊᐗ ᒫᑲ ᐹᐦᐸᓚᑭᓯᐤ ᓈᔅᐱᒡ ᑮ ᓯᑭᓓᓯᐤ ᐋᔕᔾ ᒦᓇ ᐁ ᐊᔮᐙᑦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭ ᑫ ᓇᓀᐦᑳᒋᐦᐋᑦ᙮
And so Pâhpalakisiw was now very glad to again have another person to torment.
Harvey Smallboy - Cree Notes & Texts collected by Truman Michelson [1935]
synonymWemišôš
References
variantpâhpalekisiw