sahkehikàn
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Eastern Algonquian *sakēhīkan, from unknown element *sakēh-, perhaps meaning “to climb”, + *-īkan (inanimate noun suffix), compare Abenaki lôdawôgan (“ladder”), from lôdawa (“to climb”). Cognate with Munsee sakeehíikan (“ladder, stairs”), Penobscot skówhikan (“fish ladder”).
Noun
[edit]sahkehikàn anim
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “sahkehikàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project