pëmi

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pemyi (grease, fat, oil).

Noun

pëmi inan

  1. fat, lard, grease
  • pëmihe (to be turning fat into grease)

References

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