mukoos

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mekwehsi (“awl”). Cognate with Unami mëkus (“nail”), Abenaki megos (“awl, punch”), Penobscot mə̀kohs (“awl”).

Noun

mŭkóos anim (plural mŭkóosak, diminutive mŭkóoshush, obviative mŭkóosal, locative mŭkóosung)

1. nail