maxkasun

Munsee

Etymology

From máxkeew (“it is red”) +‎ asún (“stone”). Cognate with Unami màxkahsën (“red stone; copper; brick”).

Noun

máxkasun (máxkasən) inan

1. brick

References

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