kukhutët

Unami

Etymology

From kukhus (owl) +‎ -tët (diminutive suffix).

Noun

kukhutët anim (plural [Term?])

  1. diminutive of kukhus: owlet.
  2. A small brown butterfly.
  3. (regional) A burrowing owl.

References

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