pahsahikàn

Unami

Etymology

Noun

pahsahikàn anim (plural pahsahikànàk, obviative pahsahikàna)

  1. (sports) a certain Native American ball, constructed using deerskin and stuffed with deer hair, used during pahsahëman, a Native American sport
  2. (sports, by extension) any ball
  • pahsahëman

References

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