maxksu

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *meçkwesiwa (“he/she (animate) is red”). Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot musqisuw (“he/she is red”), Munsee máxksuw (“he/she is red”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mqeyu (“he/she is red”), Ojibwe miskozi (“he/she is red”), Cree ᒥᐦᑯᓯᐤ (mihkosiw, “he/she is red”).

  • /màxk/ : red
  • /ësi/ : makes word a verb
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

maxksu anim (plural màxksuwàk, participle màxksit, plural participle màxksichik)

  1. he/she is red
  • màxke (vii)

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