sàktùkw

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Etymology

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy sikuskoss (tick). Possibly cognate with Ojibwe ezigaa (tick), Potawatomi ézhgak, Menominee otāsekom.

Noun

sàktùkw anim (plural sàktùkok)

  1. tick

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “sàktùkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project