awehleew

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Munsee[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Algonquian *awe·ʔre·wa (“hawk, large bird”). Cognate with Penobscot áwehle (“hawk”).

Noun[edit]

awéhleew (awéhle·w) anim

  1. hawk, large bird

References[edit]

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