mihtkwus

Munsee

Etymology

From *míhtkw +‎ -ush (-əsh, diminutive suffix), from Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwi (“stick”). Cognate with Unami mësakw (“log”).

Noun

míhtkwus (míhtkwəs) inan (plural mihtkwúsal, possessive numihtkwúsum, locative mihtkwúsung, diminutive mihchkwúshush)

1. stick (of wood)