hìtëkw

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *-a·htekw-. Compare -akw.

Noun

hìtëkw anim (plural hìtkuk, diminutive hìtùkwtët, obviative hìtko, locative hìtkunk, locative plural hitkwike)

  1. tree, stick, hardwood

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “hìtëkw”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project