pokwus

Munsee

Etymology

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Cognate with Unami mpòkës (“bedbug”), Montagnais papikᵘ (“bedbug”).

Noun

pókwus (pókwəs) anim

  1. bedbug

References

  • O'Meara, John (2014), “pokwus”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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