pukwès

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aᐧpikwa (“mouse”) or Proto-Algonquian *waᐧpikw (“mouse”).

Noun

pukwès anim (plural pukwèsàk, obviative pukwèsa, diminutive pukwètët)

1. mouse

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pukwès”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project