Wachesa—see Watsi′sŭ.
wadâñ′—thanks!
wâ′dĭ—paint, especially red paint.
wâ′dige-askâ′lĭ—“his head (is) brown,” i. e., “brown-head,” from wâdige′ĭ, brown, brown-red, and askâ′lĭ, possessive of uskă′, head; the copperhead snake.
Wadi′yăhĭ—A feminine name of doubtful etymology. An expert basket-making woman among the East Cherokee, who died in 1895. She was known to the whites as Mrs Bushyhead. See page [179].
Wafford—see Tsuskwanûñ′năwa′tă.
Wa′gĭnsĭ′—The name of an eddy at the junction of the Little Tennessee and main Tennessee rivers, at Lenoir, in Loudon county, Tennessee. The town is now known to the Cherokee by the same name, of which the meaning is lost. See [number 124].
wagulĭ′—whippoorwill; the name is an onomatope; the Delaware name is wekolis (Heckewelder).
Wahnenauhi—see Wani′năhĭ.
waʻhuhu′—the screech-owl (Megascops asio); see also tskĭlĭ′ and uguku′.