kuweakw

Unami

Etymology

From kuwe (“pine”) +‎ -akw (“tree”, root final).

Compare the semantic difference between English pine and pine tree, both of which can refer to a pine tree, though with different semantic meanings where the latter is more specific.

Noun

kuweakw anim (plural kuweakok, locative kuweike)

  1. pine tree

Derived terms

  • kuweapëlìsh (“pineapple”)
  • kuwehòki (“pine tree country”)
  • kuweakunk (“pine-tree place”)
  • kuwexòkw (“pinewood”)

References

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