Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun penutian
2 senses of penutian
Sense 1
Penutian -- (a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California)
=> Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian -- (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
Sense 2
Penutian -- (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages)
=> Indian, American Indian, Red Indian -- (a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived)