Sequoyah

English

Alternative forms

  • Sequoya
  • Ssiquoya

Etymology

Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a beast (is) inside”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /səˈkwɔɪə/, /səˈkɔɪə/, /sɪ-/
  • Hyphenation: Se‧quo‧yah
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪə

Proper noun

Sequoyah

  1. Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

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