ànakàn
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *anaᐧxkyani (“mat”). Cognate with Menominee anāhkyan (“reed mat”), Ojibwe anaakan (“woven mat, rug”), Munsee anáanzoon (“sheet, bedcover”), Penobscot ánehkson (“mat, carpet”), Cree ᐊᓈᐢᑳᐣ (anaaskaan, “mat, carpet, quilt”), Northern East Cree ᐊᓈᐦᑭᓱᓐ (anaahkison, “mattress, something to lie on”), Montagnais anekashun (“mattress”).
Noun
ànakàn inan (plural ànakàna)
- reed mat , a mat made of reeds
Related terms
- ànakànàskw
- ànakànahe
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “ànakàn”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project