oxkweew

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Munsee[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young) woman”). Cognate with Unami xkwe (“young woman”).

Noun[edit]

óxkweew (óxkwe·w) anim (plural oxkwéewak, possessive ndoxkwéehum, obviative oxkwéewal)[1]

  1. woman

References[edit]

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