xinkwshikàn

Unami

Alternative forms

  • xinkòshikàn (proscribed)

Etymology

From xinkwi (big, large) +‎ kshikàn (knife).

Noun

xinkwshikàn inan (plural xinkwshikàna)

  1. a big knife

References

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