èhëliwsikakw

Unami

Etymology

Changed conjunct participle derived from wsika (“sundown”). Literally Place where the sun always sets.

Noun

èhëliwsikakw (locative ehëliwsikànk)

1. west

Synonyms

• Wèhènchi wsikakw

Derived terms

• Muxumsa Ehëliwsikakw
• èhëliwsikakw wëntxën

References

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