Oneida
/oʊˈnaɪdə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of a tribe of Native Americans formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in New York, now often found in modern New York, Wisconsin, or Canada.
- 2 the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida wordnet
- 3 a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Their Iroquoian language.
"“taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”."
- 2 A lake and river in New York.
- 3 A city in Madison County, New York.
Example
More examples"“taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”."
Etymology
Derived from Oneida Onyota'a꞉ka (“men of upright stones”); also spelled Onʌyoteˀa·ká·.