èluhis
Unami
Etymology
Uncertain. Speculated to be from aluhwi (“to be choking”) + -s (nominal suffix).
Noun
èluhis anim (plural *èluhisàk)
- A hyena.
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “èluhis”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project