sikòn

See also: sikon

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *si·kwanwi (“to be spring”).

Noun

sikòn inan (plural [Term?], locative sikònk, genitive sikòni or sikwëni)

  1. Spring (season).
    • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
      Nkëme mikëmòsu, èshi sikònk hakihe, mësi kèku; malàxkwsita, èhàskàntasik, òk xàskwim.
      He would always work, and every spring he would make garden of various things; beans, lettuce and corn.

Derived terms

  • sikònatae (literally “spring flower”)
  • sikòne (“last spring”)
  • sikònëmi (“to experience spring”)
  • sikònke (“next spring”)

References

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