pukwès

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aᐧpikwa (“mouse”) or Proto-Algonquian *waᐧpikw (“mouse”).

Noun

pukwès anim (plural pukwèsàk, obviative pukwèsa, diminutive pukwètët)

  1. mouse

References
  • Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “pukwès”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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