kishux
Unami
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *ki·šekatwi (“day”). Compare with Ojibwe giizis and giizhig.
Noun
editkishux anim (plural kishuxunk, months)
Synonyms
edit- (moon): piskewëni kishux (from piskewëni (“night”))
References
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kishux”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project