miikwan

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *mi·kwana (“feather”). Cognate with Unami mikwën (“feather”), Abenaki miguin (“feather”).

Noun

míikwan anim (plural míikwanak, possessive nŭmíikwan, locative míikwanung, diminutive míikwanush, obviative míikwanal)

1. feather

References

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