kënthwikàn

Unami

Etymology

From kënthwi anim (to fly) +‎ -ikàn (tool, machine).

Noun

kënthwikàn inan (plural *kënthwikàna)

  1. (aviation, neologism) airplane

References

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