kìkay
Unami edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
kìkay anim (plural kìkayàk)
- elder, old person
Related terms edit
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kìkay”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project