nushètu

Unami

Etymology

From nushè (mother) +‎ ahtu (deer).

Noun

nushètu anim (plural nushètuhuk)

  1. female deer, doe

References

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