takwax

Munsee

Etymology

Uncertain; cognate with Unami tahkox (“turtle”), presumably from Proto-Algonquian *tahkwaha, perhaps from *tahkw-ah-, *tahkw- (“to grab”), compare Nanticoke tah!quah (“crab”).

Noun

takwáx anim (plural takwáxak, diminutive chakwáxush, obviative takwáxal)

1. turtle