pishkw
Unami
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Atikamekw pickw, Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ. Possibly cognate with Dakota píško (“nighthawk”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpishkw (plural pishkok)
References
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pishkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project