pishkw

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *piiškwa. Cognate with Mi'kmaq pi'gw, Cheyenne pe'e, Massachusett peeksq, Miami apeehkw, Montagnais pishkᵘ (“nighthawk”), Atikamekw pickw, Northern East Cree ᐲᔥᒄ (piishkw), Penobscot pəskʷ. Possibly cognate with Dakota píško (“nighthawk”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pishkw (plural pishkok)

  1. nighthawk

References

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