kishux
Unami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Algonquian *ki·šekatwi (“day”). Compare with Ojibwe giizis and giizhig.
Noun edit
kishux anim (plural kishuxunk, months)
Synonyms edit
- (moon): piskewëni kishux (from piskewëni (“night”))
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kishux”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project