kaòkche

Unami

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy kcimqaha (“black-crowned night heron”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈɔk.t͡ʃeː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔktʃeː

Noun

kaòkche anim (plural kaòkcheyok)

  1. black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

References

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