moonahkeew

Munsee

Etymology

From moonhíikeew (“to dig things up”), Proto-Algonquian *mo·nahike·wa. Cognate with Unami munhake (“groundhog”), Mahican moonáhkāāw (“groundhog”), Penobscot monímkʷehso (“woodchuck, groundhog”).

Noun

moonáhkeew anim (plural moonahkéewak, obviative moonahkéewal)

1. groundhog

References

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