wekinash

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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, page 189
  2. ^ F. O'Brien & J. Jennings (2001) Introduction to the Narragansett Language‎, Newport: Aquidneck Indian Council, →LCCN, page 127

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