mpiaxkuk
Unami
Etymology
By surface analysis, mpi (“water”) + xkuk (“snake”).
Noun
mpiaxkuk anim (plural mpiaxkukàk, diminutive mpiaxkuktët, obviative mpiaxkuka, objurgative mpiaxkuksheti)
- water snake (any snake which resides in water)
Synonyms
- (near-synonym) kwëntahshès (“water moccasin”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mpiaxkuk”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mpiaxkukàk”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project