punkw

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *penkwi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [puŋkʷ]

Noun

punkw inan (locative punkunk)

  1. ashes; dust; powder

Derived terms
  • punkwike
  • punkwsu
  • punku
  • punkòpu
  • punkwshèxën
  • mixpunktay

Descendants
  • →? English: punk (“powdered rotten wood”)

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