Creek

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Etymology

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From este (person) +‎ -cate (to be red).

Pronunciation

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  • (Oklahoma) IPA(key): [ɪstɪd͡ʒɑ́ˑdɪ]
  • Hyphenation: es‧te‧ca‧te

Noun

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estecate

  1. Indian, Native American

Inflection

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References

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  • J. B. Martin, M. McKane Mauldrin (2004) A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 33
  • J. B. Martin (2011) A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 71