kaxkte

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *eçkaʔte·wi inan (“dried up”, intransitive).

Verb

kaxkte inan (plural kaxkteyo)

  1. (intransitive) To be dry, to be dried up.
    Synonym: penkw

Derived terms

  • kaxktune (“to have a dry mouth”)
  • këkhaktëlingo (“to have a chapped face”)
  • taxana kaxkteyo pl (“drywood”)
  • kahàn (“dry riverbed”)
  • kaxeya (“dried pumpkin”)

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kaxkte”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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