Munsee edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa (bear). Cognate with Unami màxkw (bear), Mahican maxkw (bear).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /mɑxkʷ/, /mɒxkʷ/

Noun edit

máxkw anim

  1. bear

References edit

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