Sequoyah

English

Alternative forms

Sequoya
Ssiquoya

Etymology

Borrowed from Cherokee ᏎᏉᏯ (sequoya), earlier ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya); usually held to derive from ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ (siqua ayaa, literally “a pig (is) inside”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /səˈkwɔɪə/, /səˈkɔɪə/, /sɪ-/
Hyphenation: Se‧quo‧yah
Rhymes: -ɔɪə

Proper noun

Sequoyah

Inventor of the syllabary for writing the Cherokee language, also known as George Guess.

Derived terms

Translations

Inventor of the syllabary for writing Cherokee

Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (ssiquoya)
Navajo: Hastiin Sequoyah
Polish: Sekwoja
Russian: Секво́йя (Sekvójja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Секвоја

Roman: Sekvoja

See also

Sequoyah — Wikipedia

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