màxkw

See also: maxkw

Unami

Alternative forms

• /-àxkw-/ (medial, final)

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa.

Noun

màxkw anim (plural àxkòk, genitive màxkwi)

1. bear

Derived terms

• màxkwi xès (“bearskin”)
• màxkwtët (“cub”)
• nushèàxkw (“she-bear”)

References

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