Mohican

Mohican

English

Etymology

From their self-designation in Mahican, meaning "people of the estuary."

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːkən

Proper noun

Mohican

1. An indigenous people of New England; the Mahicans.

   The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.

2. (erroneous) The Mohegan people.

Translations

Native American tribe

Czech: mohykán m Finnish: mohikaani

Greek: Μοϊκανοί m pl (Moïkanoí) Portuguese: moicano (pt) m

Noun

Mohican (plural Mohicans)

1. A member of this tribe; a Mahican.
2. (erroneous) A Mohegan.
3. (Britain) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end: a Mohawk.

Synonyms

• (hairstyle): Mowie, Iroquois, Mohawk

Translations

member of tribe

Armenian: մոհիկան (hy) (mohikan) Czech: Mohykán m

Greek: Μοϊκανός m (Moïkanós) : as adjective: μοϊκανός m Russian: могика́нин (ru) m (mogikánin), могика́нка (ru) f (mogikánka)

hairstyle — see Mohawk

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Mahican, mjy

Anagrams

• cohanim, manihoc