mènxkakw

Unami

Etymology

From mènxk (“fence”) +‎ -akw (“post, tree, stick”). Cognate with Munsee meenáxkaaxkw.

Noun

mènxkakw inan (plural mènxka)

1. fence post

See also

• menàxk (“fence”)

References

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