nuskiinjukw

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *neški·nšekwi (“my eye, face”). Cognate with Unami nëshkinkw (“my eye, face”), Abenaki wsisekw (“eye, face”), Mohegan-Pequot nuskisuq (“my eye, face”).

Noun

nuskíinjukw (nəskí·njəkw)

1. my eye
2. my face

References

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