wyakin

W4Y4A1K5I1N1

noun

In Native American folklore, a personal guardian spirit in the form of an animal or bird.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounwyakin (plural wyakins)

plural wyakins · alternative weyekin

  1. artsIn Native American folklore, a personal guardian spirit in the form of an animal or bird.

Origin

  1. Nez Perce[Term?]
  2. Englishwyakin

From Nez Perce [Term?].

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APA

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MLA

“wyakin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wyakin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wyakin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wyakin.

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