pèhpukchilëwès

Unami

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛh.puk.t͡ʃi.lʌ.wɛs/

Noun

pèhpukchilëwès anim (plural pèhpukchilëwèsàk)

  1. a certain large, green caterpillar; of an unknown kind (Possibly a sphingid, as per the LTD, but also possibly a saturniid)

References

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