apeehkwa

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *peškwa. Cognate with Fox peshkweeha, Shawnee peškwa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

apeehkwa anim (plural apeehkwaki)

1. nighthawk, Chordeiles minor

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/3108