mpiaxkuk

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, mpi (“water”) +‎ xkuk (“snake”).

Noun

mpiaxkuk anim (plural mpiaxkukàk, obviative mpiaxkuka, diminutive mpiaxkuktët, objurgative mpiaxkuksheti)

  1. water snake (any snake which resides in water)

Synonyms

References

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