punkwës

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *penkwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoː.ŋwəs/
  • Rhymes: -oːŋwəs

Noun

punkwës anim (plural punkwsàk)

  1. mosquito

Derived terms

References

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