chkwal

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *čekwari (“frog”). Cognate with Unami chahkol (“frog”), Abenaki chegwal (“frog”), Penobscot čə̀kʷaləss (“frog”), Mi'kmaq sqolj (“frog”).

Noun

chkwál anim (plural chkwálak, diminutive chkwálush, obviative chkwálal)

1. frog

References

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