ànakàn
Unami
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Algonquian *anaᐧxkyani (“mat”). Cognate with Menominee anāhkyan (“reed mat”), Ojibwe anaakan (“woven mat, rug”), Munsee anáanzoon (“sheet, bedcover”), Penobscot ánehkson (“mat, carpet”), Cree ᐊᓈᐢᑳᐣ (anaaskaan, “mat, carpet, quilt”), Northern East Cree ᐊᓈᐦᑭᓱᓐ (anaahkison, “mattress, something to lie on”), Montagnais anekashun (“mattress”).
Noun
editànakàn inan (plural ànakàna)
- reed mat , a mat made of reeds
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “ànakàn”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project