xwaskwus
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Munsee[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *waʔšaškwa (“muskrat”). Cognate with Unami tëmàskwës (“muskrat”), Abenaki moskwas (“muskrat”), Penobscot móhsskʷehso (“muskrat”).
Noun[edit]
xwáskwus (xwáskwəs) anim (plural xwáskwsak, diminutive xwáshkwshush, obviative xwáskwsal)[1]