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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *aᐧpikwa (“mouse”) or Proto-Algonquian *waᐧpikw (“mouse”).
Noun
pukwès anim (plural pukwèsàk, obviative pukwèsa, diminutive pukwètët)
- mouse
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pukwès”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project