mooshkiingw

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Munsee[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Presumably from Proto-Eastern Algonquian *mōšəkīnkw (“rabbit, hare”). Perhaps related to Abenaki matguas (“rabbit”), Penobscot máhtəkʷehso (“snowshoe hare, rabbit”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mahtoqehs (“rabbit”), Mohegan-Pequot tuksáhs (“rabbit”).

Noun[edit]

móoshkiingw anim (plural mooshkíingwak, possessive nŭmooshkíingwum, locative mooshkíingwung, diminutive mooshkíingwush, obviative mooshkíingwal)

  1. rabbit

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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