waniipakw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wani·pakwa (“leaf”), from *pakwa (“leaf”). Cognate with Abenaki wanibagw (“leaf”), Mohegan-Pequot wunipaq (“leaf”), Unami këmpàkw (“leaf”), Penobscot skìpakʷ (“green leaf”).

Noun

wăniipákw (wăni·pákw) inan (plural wăniipákwal, locative wăniipákwung, diminutive wăniipákwush)

1. leaf