"muxwès" meaning in Unami

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Noun

Forms: muxwèsàk [plural], muxwètët [diminutive]
Etymology: Likely derived in some way from Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”). Contains the Unami suffix -wès, of a similar meaning. Etymology templates: {{der|unm|alg-pro|*-ikw-|t=small, gnawing animal}} Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”), {{suf|unm|-wès}} -wès Head templates: {{head|unm|noun|plural|muxwèsàk|diminutive|muxwètët|g=an|head=muxwès}} muxwès anim (plural muxwèsàk, diminutive muxwètët)
  1. insect, bug Tags: animate Derived forms: chèhchimakwsit muxwès (english: stinkbug), màxki muxwès (english: chigger), sapëlésit muxwes (english: silverfish), tahkòxtët muxwès (english: ladybug)
    Sense id: en-muxwès-unm-noun-czW-cD52 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Unami entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Insects
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*-ikw-",
        "t": "small, gnawing animal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "-wès"
      },
      "expansion": "-wès",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely derived in some way from Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”). Contains the Unami suffix -wès, of a similar meaning.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "muxwèsàk",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muxwètët",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "muxwèsàk",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "muxwètët",
        "g": "an",
        "head": "muxwès"
      },
      "expansion": "muxwès anim (plural muxwèsàk, diminutive muxwètët)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "unm",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "unm:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "unm",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "unm:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "stinkbug",
          "word": "chèhchimakwsit muxwès"
        },
        {
          "english": "chigger",
          "word": "màxki muxwès"
        },
        {
          "english": "silverfish",
          "word": "sapëlésit muxwes"
        },
        {
          "english": "ladybug",
          "word": "tahkòxtët muxwès"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "insect, bug"
      ],
      "id": "en-muxwès-unm-noun-czW-cD52",
      "links": [
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "bug",
          "bug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "muxwès"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "stinkbug",
      "word": "chèhchimakwsit muxwès"
    },
    {
      "english": "chigger",
      "word": "màxki muxwès"
    },
    {
      "english": "silverfish",
      "word": "sapëlésit muxwes"
    },
    {
      "english": "ladybug",
      "word": "tahkòxtët muxwès"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "alg-pro",
        "3": "*-ikw-",
        "t": "small, gnawing animal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "-wès"
      },
      "expansion": "-wès",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Likely derived in some way from Proto-Algonquian *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”). Contains the Unami suffix -wès, of a similar meaning.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "muxwèsàk",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muxwètët",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "muxwèsàk",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "muxwètët",
        "g": "an",
        "head": "muxwès"
      },
      "expansion": "muxwès anim (plural muxwèsàk, diminutive muxwètët)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Unami animate nouns",
        "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
        "Unami lemmas",
        "Unami nouns",
        "Unami terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Unami terms with redundant head parameter",
        "unm:Animals",
        "unm:Insects"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "insect, bug"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "bug",
          "bug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "muxwès"
}

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