xinkwshikàn

Unami

Alternative forms

  • xinkòshikàn (proscribed)

Etymology

From xinkwi (big, large) +‎ kshikàn (knife).

Noun

xinkwshikàn inan (plural xinkwshikàna)

  1. A big knife.

References

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