awehleeshoosh

Munsee

Etymology

awehleew (“hawk”) +‎ -ush (diminutive suffix).

Noun

awehléeshoosh anim (plural awehleeshóoshak, obviative awehleeshóoshal)

1. bird

References

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