pilkëshakw

Unami

Etymology

From pilkësh (“peach”) +‎ -akw (“tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːlˈkəː.ʃaːkʷ/
  • Rhymes: -əːʃaːkʷ

Noun

pilkëshakw anim (plural [Term?], locative *pilkëshakunk)

  1. A peach tree (Prunus persica).
    Nulhala pilkëshakw.
    I have a peach tree.

References

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