aheka

See also: ahe̱ka

Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw aheka. Compare ahe̱ka (“to owe, to be obligated; debt”), Alabama ahachàaka, Creek ahuérē (“debt”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aheka

1. (money) An unpaid sum; debt, a bill, an IOU.
2. An obligation.

References

• “aheka”, in The Choctaw Dictionary, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma