kèkw

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Etymology

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Possibly cognate with the first part of Penobscot kkákαpəss (wampum bead).

Noun

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kèkw inan (plural kèkok)

  1. wampum bead

Derived terms

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  • kèkwi (wampum (adjective))

References

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