chiikhiikan

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Algonquian *čīkkahīkan, from Proto-Algonquian *či·katahikani (“broom”). Equivalent to chíikham (“to sweep”) +‎ -íikan. Cognate with Unami chikhikàn (“broom”), Abenaki chighigan (“broom”), Penobscot čikkáhikan (“broom”).

Noun

chiikhíikan (či·khí·kan) inan

1. broom

References

• O'Meara, John (2014) “chiikhiikan”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN