sisku
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Unami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *ašiškiwi. Cognate with Munsee asíiskuw, Miami eešaahšahk, Penobscot ásəsko, Mi'kmaq sisgu, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ososq.
Noun[edit]
sisku inan (locative siskunk)
Related terms[edit]
- siskuu (“it is muddy”)
- siskuwinakòt (“it looks muddy”)
- siskëwahasu (“he/she is daubed with mud”)
- siskuwahëne (“muddy river”)
- siskuape (“muddy water”)
References[edit]
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “sisku”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project