pishkw

Unami

Etymology

From 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
  • IPA(key): [piʃkʷ]

Noun

pishkw (plural pishkok)

  1. nighthawk

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