From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Noun
[s]
1. [en] A dwelling , a domed hut similar to a wigwam , used by some Native Americans in the northeastern United States, especially the Wampanoag .
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2001 | author=Donald M. Silver; Patricia J. Wynne | title=The Pilgrims, the Mayflower & more; grades 1-3 | page=17
|passage= WETUS ranged in size between about 10 to 15 feet in diameter. As
many as ten people lived inside.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2003 | author=Janet Riehecky | title=The Wampanoag: The People of the First Light | page=13
|passage=To make a WETU, the Wampanoag set poles made from cedar saplings into
the ground. They bent the poles over and covered them with cattail reeds or
bark. A WETU was either circular or oval. Most WETU were about 20 to 30 feet
(6 to 9 meters) [...]}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2005 | author=Janey Levy | title=The Wampanoag of Massachusetts and Rhode Island | page=22
|passage= WETUS were commonly about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and 14 to 20 feet
(4.3 to 6.1 m) long. Sometimes three or four families shared a single house.
These WETUS could be up to 100 feet (30.4 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2008 | author=Frances H. Kennedy | title=American Indian Places: A Historical Guidebook | page=31
|passage=In one corner of the village a man is emerging from a sweat-house; in
the village's center a child sleeps in a _WETU_ while a little boy on the roof
hides from his dog, their only domesticated animal. A woman in mourning
speaks to the sachem.}}
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*** See also
[Native American dwellings]
[en]
** Massachusett
*** Pronunciation
- [wam]
*** Noun
[wam]
1. dwelling
**** Descendants
- [en]
** Narragansett
*** Etymology
The word [xnt] has the form of a third-person verb; compare [xnt] and see the
footnote for more.[1] Both are likely ultimately related to [xnt], and hence
[en]. Compare [wam], [wam].[2]
*** Noun
[xnt]
1. house
**** Declension
[3s=wêtu]
**** Related terms
- [xnt]
- [xnt]
- [xnt]
*** References
References:
[1]. [James Hammond Trumbull] (1866), _[A Key Into the Language of America]_ (annotated edition), page 119 (see https://books.google.com/books?id=fvZJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA119#v=onepage&q&f=false) , footnote: "Wétu has the form of a verb in the indicative, which may be nearly translated by _he is at home_ , he _houses_ . _Wék_ [...] is the regularly-formed subjunctive or conditional third person singular of this verb,— _when_ (or _where_ ) he is at home, _chez lui_ ."
[2]. [page=191]
*** Further reading
- [pages=3, 31, 179]
- [page=89]
** Polish
*** Pronunciation
[pl-pr]
*** Noun
[pl]
1. [pl]
** Swahili
*** Adjective
[sw]
1. [m]
2. [wa]