Oneida

Their Iroquoian language.

Proper noun

  1. Their Iroquoian language.
    • “taktsiʼkwáni” is Oneida for “kiss me”.

    Synonyms: Ukwehuwehnéha

  2. A lake and river in New York.
  3. A city in Madison County, New York.

Origin

Derived from Oneida Onyota'a꞉ka (“men of upright stones”); also spelled Onʌyoteˀa·ká·.

Derived

Oneida County Onida

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.

Forms

Oneidas Oneida