awehleew

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *awe·ʔre·wa (“hawk, large bird”). Cognate with Penobscot áwehle (“hawk”).

Noun

awéhleew (awéhle·w) anim

1. hawk, large bird

References

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