menkixsu

Unami

Etymology

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Noun

menkixsu anim (plural menkixsuwàk)

  1. swan
  2. (less common) brant (type of goose)
    Synonym: kak

References

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