waniipakw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wani·pakwa (“leaf”), from *pakwa (“leaf”). Cognate with Abenaki wanibagw (“leaf”), Mohegan-Pequot wunipaq (“leaf”), Unami këmpàkw (“leaf”), Penobscot skìpakʷ (“green leaf”).

Noun

wăniipákw (wăni·pákw) inan (plural wăniipákwal, locative wăniipákwung, diminutive wăniipákwush)[1]

  1. leaf

References

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