Kakkak

The yellow bittern: kakkak: Noun - The yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis), a small bittern.It is of Old World origins, breeding in the northern Indian Subcontinent, east to the Russian Far East, Japan and Indonesia.It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances.It has been recorded as a vagrant in Alaska and there is a single sighting in Great Britain, from Radipole Lake, Dorset...

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Kinikkinik

Smoking product: kinikkinik: Noun - Alternative form of kinnikinnickKinnikinnik: Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”). A wide variety of spelling variants are attested, including forms with "l" in the first part, like killikinick (which are the original forms). Most variations are rare; the only...

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Kinikinik

Kinnikinnik: Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”). A wide variety of spelling variants are attested, including forms with "l" in the first part, like killikinick (which are the original forms).Most variations are rare; the only common forms are kinnikinnick (the most common form since 1930), kinnikinnik,...

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Kinnikinnik

1. Smoking product: Kinnikinnik (Kinnikinnick) is a smoking product utilizing either the leaf or inner bark of any of the below plants, typically mixed with other plant materials, such as tobacco and/or berries.The term "kinnikinnick" derives from the Unami Delaware /kələkːəˈnikːan/, "mixture" (c.f. Ojibwe giniginige "to mix something animate with something inanimate").Kinnikinnik: Originally spelled...

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Kanakanak

Neighborhood within the city of Dillingham: Kanakanak is a neighborhood within the city of Dillingham in the Dillingham Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located about 10 km southwest of downtown Dillingham.Kanakanak is the location of an Indian Health Service hospital operated by the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation. The name is Yupik in origin and is said to mean "many noses," referring...

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