mihtukw

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwa (tree). Cognate with Unami hìtëkw (tree), Mahican mihtukw (tree).

Noun

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míhtukw anim (plural míhtkwak, possessive nŭmíhtkwum, locative míhtkwung, diminutive míhchkwush, obviative míhtkwal)

  1. tree

References

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