hiwéčk

Wiyot

FWOTD – 26 January 2023

Etymology

From hiw- (“to be round”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiwét͡ʃk/
• Hyphenation: hi‧wéčk

Noun

hiwéčk

1. money
   • 1964, Della Prince, “Text 40. Picking Strawberries”, in Karl V. Teeter, The Wiyot Language, University of California press:

     Tó yał bał kipiwabał walúy, hiwéčk kipiwabał walùy.

     But there's never much for it, not much money for it.

References

• Karl V. Teeter (1964) The Wiyot Language, University of California press, page 190