pahsahikàn

Unami

Etymology

Noun

pahsahikàn anim (plural pahsahikànàk, obviative pahsahikàna)

  1. (sports) A certain Native American ball, constructed using deerskin and stuffed with deer hair, used during pahsahëman, a Native American sport.
  2. (sports, by extension) Any ball.
  • pahsahëman

References

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