mbiisus

Munsee

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *nepyi (“water”). Cognate with Abenaki nbes (“lake”).

Noun

mbíisus (mbí·səs) inan (plural mbíissal, locative mbíissung)[1]

  1. lake

References
  1. O'Meara, John (2014) “mbiisus”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.