Muhsachuweesut

Muhsachuweesut

Massachusett

Alternative forms

  • Misswadchueeset (obsolete)

Etymology

    From muhs (“great”) +‎ wachuwees (“hill”) +‎ -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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