pishkw
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Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Atikamekw pickw, Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ. Possibly cognate with Dakota píško (“nighthawk”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pishkw (plural pishkok)
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pishkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project