mùxulhemënshi

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Etymology[edit]

From

  • /mùxul/: canoe
  • /-he/: make, do
  • /mënshi/: vine, tree

Literally Canoe making tree.

Noun[edit]

mùxulhemënshi

  1. tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera

References[edit]

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