Munsee

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Etymology

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From pehpéechkweek, pehpéetkweek (turnip) +‎ -ush (diminutive suffix), nominalization of an intensive reduplication of Proto-Algonquian *peᐧčikiwa (to grow slowly).

Noun

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pehpeechkwéekush anim (plural pehpeechkwéekshak, obviative pehpeechkwéekshal)

  1. carrot

References

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