punkw

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *penkwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puŋkʷ]

Noun

punkw inan (locative punkunk)

1. ashes; dust; powder

Derived terms

• punkwike
• punkwsu
• punku
• punkòpu
• punkwshèxën
• mixpunktay

Descendants

• →? English: punk (“powdered rotten wood”)

References

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