pukwès

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *aᐧpikwa (mouse) or Proto-Algonquian *waᐧpikw (mouse).

Noun

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pukwès anim (plural pukwèsàk, obviative pukwèsa, diminutive pukwètët)

  1. mouse

References

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