mënëpèkw
Unami
Etymology
Word final is /-pèkw/ meaning a body of water. Usually denotes still water as opposed to rivers.
Noun
mënëpèkw inan (plural mënëpèko, diminutive mënëpèkwtët, locative mënëpèkuwink, mënëpèkunk)
- lake
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mënëpèkw”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project