kukhus

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ko·hko·hkoho·wa.

Noun

kukhus anim (plural kukhusàk, diminutive kukhutët, obviative kukhusa)

  1. owl

Derived terms

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kukhus”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project