maxkw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa (“bear”). Cognate with Unami màxkw (“bear”), Mahican maxkw (“bear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑxkʷ/, /mɒxkʷ/

Noun

máxkw anim

1. bear

References

• O'Meara, John (2014) “maxkw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN