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单词 wekinash
释义

wekinash

Narragansett

Etymology

Compare Massachusett wekinasq, weekinashq, which Trumbull analyzes as wék (house) (Narragansett *wek) + -ashq ("grass"), as it was a material used in building dwellings.[1] Alternatively, related to weékan (it is sweet).[2]

Noun

wékinash inan (plural wékinashquash)

  1. reed

References

  1. James Hammond Trumbull (1903), “wekinasq, weekinashq”, in Natick Dictionary, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, OCLC 1038122077, page 189
  2. F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, LCCN 2001116679, page 127

Further reading

  • Roger Williams (1643) A Key into the Language of America, London: Gregory Dexter, OCLC 41412195, page 98
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