shixikwe

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian [Term?], from Proto-Algonquian *ši·ʔši·y (“gourd, rattle”). Cognate with Ojibwe zhiishiigwe, Plains Cree sîsîkwêw, Potawatomi zhishigwé, Miami šiihšiikwia, Penobscot síhsihkʷe, Malecite-Passamaquoddy sissihq, Montagnais ushishikueu, Cheyenne šé'šenovȯtse.

Noun

shixikwe anim (plural shixikweyòk)

  1. rattlesnake

References

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