màxkahsën

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, màxke inan (“red”) +‎ ahsën (“rock, stone”). Cognate with Munsee maxkasun.

Noun

màxkahsën inan (plural màxkahsëna, adjectival màxkahsëni)

  1. a red stone, a red rock
  2. copper
  3. brick

References

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