atoh

Munsee

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *atehkwa (“reindeer, caribou”). Cognate with Unami ahtuhw (“deer”), Mahican ahtóhw (“deer”), Penobscot átohke (“deer”).

Noun

atóh anim (plural atóhwak, diminutive atóhwush, obviative atóhwal)[1]

  1. deer

References
  1. O'Meara, John (2014) “atóh”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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