áshekweʼ

Oneida

Noun

áshekweʼ

  1. javelin, spear (weapon)
  2. fork (eating utensil)

Derived terms

  • -aʼshekwalowanʌ-, waʼshekwalowa꞉nʌ́ (“large spear/fork”)
  • -ʼshekwalahl- (“to put/set a fork down”)

References

  • Karin Michelson; Mercy Doxtator (2002), Oneida-English English-Oneida Dictionary, University of Toronto, page 119
  • Clifford Abbott; Maria Hinton (1996–), “aˀshékweˀ”, in Oneida Language Dictionary‎[1], University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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