Mohican

English

Etymology

From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːkən

Proper noun

Mohican

1. An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans.

   The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.

2. (erroneous) The Mohegan people.

Translations

Native American tribe

• Czech: mohykán m
• Finnish: mohikaani
• Greek: Μοϊκανοί m pl (Moïkanoí)
• Portuguese: moicano (pt) m

Noun

Mohican (plural Mohicans)

1. A member of this tribe; a Mohican.
2. (erroneous) A Mohegan.
3. (British) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.

   Synonyms: Mohawk, Mowie, Iroquois

Translations

member of tribe

• Armenian: մոհիկան (hy) (mohikan)
• Czech: Mohykán m
• German: Mohikaner m, Mohikanerin f
• Greek: μοϊκανός m
• Occitan: mohican (oc)
• Romanian: mohican (ro)
• Russian: могика́нин (ru) m (mogikánin), могика́нка (ru) f (mogikánka)
• Swedish: mohikan (sv) c

hairstyle — see Mohawk

Anagrams

• cohanim, manihoc