Pölakaana
Hopi
Alternative forms
- Pelakaana, Velakaana
Etymology
Borrowed from Navajo bilagáana, from Spanish americano.
Noun
Pölakaana (plural Pölakaanam)
- An American.
Synonyms
- Pahaana
References
- Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 437