mënutès

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *meno·tayi (bag, basket, sack).

Noun[edit]

mënutès inan (plural mënutèsa, locative mënutèsink, 1sg possessive nëmënutès)

  1. bag, handbag, purse
  2. suitcase
  3. billfold

References[edit]

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