sëkëxkuk

Unami

Alternative forms

  • sëkxkuk

Etymology

From sëk- (“black”, root) +‎ xkuk (“snake”).

Noun

sëkëxkuk anim (plural sëkëxkukàk)

  1. A black snake (any snake which is black).
  2. The western rat snake, Pantherophis obsoletus.

References

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