oxkweew

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young)woman”).

Noun

óxkweew (óxkwe·w) anim (plural oxkwéewak, possessive ndoxkwéehum, obviative oxkwéewal)[1]

  1. woman

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