ᐯᔭᐠ  ᑮᑲᐧᕀ peyak kîkway [IPC]

a unit of measurement indicating one armful or circa six feet from fingertip to finger tip, peyakonisk (ipc); referring to a Cree unit of measurement equivalent to six feet, "it is about six feet long, i.e.: a toboggan", peyakoniskisiw (vai); referring to a Cree unit of measurement equivalent to six feet, "it is about six feet long, i.e.: a canoe", peyakoniskeyâw (vii); a Cree unit of measurement from fingertip to chin, tahtonisk (ipc); a Cree expression of measurement used to describe length, i.e.: "it is that many arm lengths", tahtoniskesiw (vai); a Cree expression of measurement used to describe length, i.e.: "this is how that many arm lengths it is", tahtoniskeyâw (vii)

Source: Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary English-Cree

Language: Cree