muxwès

Likely derived in some way from Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”). Contains the Unami suffix -wès, of a similar meaning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.xwes/
• Rhymes: -oːxwes

muxwès anim (plural muxwèsàk, diminutive muxwètët)

1. insect, bug

• chèhchimakwsit muxwès (“stinkbug”)
• màxki muxwès (“chigger”)
• sapëlèsit muxwès (“silverfish”)
• tahkòxtët muxwès (“ladybug”)

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