Detailed Entry Information

English:worthless woman; lazy; ornery; drinking; or loose-moral woman

Lenape:mahtahuxkwe [na]

/ë/ receives stress and is raised to /u/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

[but not a kèpchuxkwe; which is worse]

Form:

mahtahuxkwe

Structure:

mahtah-ëxkwew

Meaning:

worthless-woman