tëmakwe
Unami
Etymology
Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot tumôhq, Massachusett tummunk, Algonquin amik, Ojibwe amik, Cree amisk, Montagnais amishkᵘ, Potawatomi mek
Noun
tëmakwe
- beaver
Descendants
- → English: Jamaica, Queens
- → English: Tamaqua
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “tëmakwe”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project