kèku

See also: kèkǔ

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ke·kw (“something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkekuː/
• Rhymes: -ekuː

Adverb

kèku

1. what?

Noun

kèku inan

1. thing
   • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎^[1]:

     Nkëme mikëmòsu, èshi sikònk hakihe, mësi kèku; malàxkwsita, èhàskàntasik, òk xàskwim.

     He would always work, and every spring he would make a garden of various things; beans, lettuce and corn.

Pronoun

kèku

1. something
2. anything

Derived terms

• ku kèku

References

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