lehëlexëwiatàkw

Unami

Etymology

From lehëlexe anim (“to be alive, to live”) +‎ [Term?] (intermediate?) +‎ -atàkw (“string, rope”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lehëlexëwiatàkw inan (plural lehëlexëwiatahko)

  1. (anatomy) umbilical cord

References

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