kìkay

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee kíhkay (“chief”) , Mahican keʔkaw (“leader”), Mohegan-Pequot kuhcayhs (“elder, old man”), Menominee keckīw (“elder, old person, ancestor”). related to kìkayu (“he is old”).

Noun

kìkay anim (plural kìkayàk)

1. elder, old person

Related terms

• kìkayu
• kèkayëmhèt
• kikayëmhe
• kikayuyëmàk

References

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