Muhsachuweesut

Massachusett

Alternative forms

• Misswadchueeset (obsolete)

Etymology

muhs (“great”) +‎ wachuw (“mountain”) +‎ -ees (“diminutive suffix”) +‎ -ut (“locative suffix”), thus yielding "at the great hill", that is, the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məhswatʃəwiːsət/

Proper noun

Muhsachuweesut

1. Endonym of the Massachusett people, a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Synonyms

• Muhsachuweesee, pl. Muhsachuweeseeak
• Wôpanâak
• Wôpanahkeeut
• Nutahkeemunut

Descendants

• English: Massachusetts, Massachusett

See also

• Indianak
• Indiansak
• puyôhtamwôee Indian