pishkw

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa/*piᐧškwa. 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 (Chordeiles)

References

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