kinhasi
Unami
Etymology
From kine inan (“to be sharp”, intransitive) + -asi (passive suffix).
Verb
kinhasi inan
- (intransitive) To be sharpened, to have been sharpened.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with kinhàmën (“to sharpen it”).
Conjugation
present indicative conjugation of kinhasi
| kinhasi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | [Term?] |
| 2nd person singular | [Term?] |
| 3rd person singular | kinhasu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | kinhasuwàk |
Derived terms
- kinhasik (“something which has been sharpened”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kinhasu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project