sakeehiikan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Algonquian *sakēhīkan, from unknown element *sakēh-, perhaps meaning to climb, + *-īkan (inanimate noun suffix), compare Abenaki lôdawôgan (ladder), from lôdawa (to climb). Cognate with Unami sahkehikàn (ladder, stairs), Penobscot skówhikan (fish ladder).

Noun

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sakeehíikan (sake·hí·kananim

  1. ladder
  2. stairs

References

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  • O'Meara, John (2014) “sakeehiikan”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN