sisku
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *ašiškiwi. Cognate with Munsee asíiskuw, Miami eešaahšahk, Penobscot ásəsko, Mi'kmaq sisgu, Malecite-Passamaquoddy ososq.
Noun
sisku inan (locative siskunk)
- mud, clay
Related terms
- siskuu (“it is muddy”)
- siskuwinakòt (“it looks muddy”)
- siskëwahasu (“he/she is daubed with mud”)
- siskuwahëne (“muddy river”)
- siskuape (“muddy water”)
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “sisku”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project