kihtsiipuw

Munsee

Etymology

From kíhch- (“big”) +‎ síipuw (“water”).

Noun

kíhtsiipuw (kíhtsi·pəw) inan (plural kihtsiipúwal, locative kihtsíipoong)[1]

  1. big river

Descendants
  • → English: Kitchawan (< locative kihtsíipoong)

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