mihtukw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwa (“tree”). Cognate with Unami hìtëkw (“tree”), Mahican mihtukw (“tree”).

Noun

míhtukw anim (plural míhtkwak, possessive nŭmíhtkwum, locative míhtkwung, diminutive míhchkwush, obviative míhtkwal)

1. tree

References

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