sisku

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

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