mataht

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔta·pya (“bow”). Cognate with Unami hatapi (“bow”).

Noun

matáht anim (plural matáhtak, diminutive macháhchush, obviative matáhtal)

  1. bow

References

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