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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *meʔtekwa (“tree”). Cognate with Unami hìtëkw (“tree”), Mahican mihtukw (“tree”).
Noun
míhtukw anim (plural míhtkwak, possessive nŭmíhtkwum, locative míhtkwung, diminutive míhchkwush, obviative míhtkwal)
- tree
References
- O'Meara, John (2014) “míhtukw”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN