miikwan
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Munsee
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Algonquian *mi·kwana (“feather”). Cognate with Unami mikwën (“feather”), Abenaki miguin (“feather”).
Noun
[edit]míikwan anim (plural míikwanak, possessive nŭmíikwan, locative míikwanung, diminutive míikwanush, obviative míikwanal)
References
[edit]- O'Meara, John (2014) “méenaxk”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN