tëmakwe

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa (“beaver”). Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq, Massachusett tummunk, Algonquin amik, Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ, Potawatomi mek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈmaː.kweː/
  • Rhymes: -aːkweː

Noun

tëmakwe anim (plural tëmakweyok, locative tëmakunk, third-singular possessive wtëmakweyëma, first-singular possessive ntëmakweyëm, genitive tëmakwei)

  1. beaver

Derived terms

  • kittëmakwe
  • Tëmakwehane

Descendants

  • → English: (place in Queens) Jamaica
  • → English: Tamaqua

References

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