Muhsachuweesut

Massachusett

Alternative forms
  • Misswadchueeset (obsolete)

Etymology

muhs (“great”) +‎ wachuw (“mountain”) +‎ -ees (“diminutive suffix”) +‎ -ut (“locative suffix”), thus yielding "at the great hill", that is, the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məhswatʃəwiːsət/

Proper noun

Muhsachuweesut

  1. Endonym of the Massachusett people, a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Synonyms
  • Muhsachuweesee, pl. Muhsachuweeseeak
  • Wôpanâak
  • Wôpanahkeeut
  • Nutahkeemunut

Descendants
  • English: Massachusetts, Massachusett

See also
  • Indianak
  • Indiansak
  • puyôhtamwôee Indian
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