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kihtsiipuw

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Munsee

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Etymology

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From kíhch- (big) +‎ síipuw (water).

Noun

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kíhtsiipuw (kíhtsi·pəwinan (plural kihtsiipúwal, locative kihtsíipoong)[1]

  1. big river

Descendants

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  • English: Kitchawan (< locative kihtsíipoong)

References

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