tùkòmëwe

Unami

Etymology

From tùkwe (it is round) +‎ amëwe (bee).

Noun

tùkòmëwe anim (plural tùkòmëweyok, adjectival tùkòmëwei)

  1. bumblebee

References

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