Munsee edit

Etymology edit

póngw (dust, soot) +‎ -ush (diminutive suffix).

Noun edit

póngwush anim (plural pòngwshak, obviative póngwshal)

  1. moth

References edit

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