hìtëkw

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *-a·htekw-. Compare -akw.

Noun

hìtëkw anim (plural hìtkuk, locative hìtkunk, locative plural hitkwike, obviative hìtko, diminutive hìtùkwtët)

  1. tree, stick, hardwood

References

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