sëkahsën

Unami

Etymology

From sëke inan (“to be black”) +‎ ahsën (“stone, rock”).

Noun

sëkahsën inan (plural sëkahsëna, diminutive sëkahsën'tët, adjectival sëkahsëni, locative sëkahsënink, locative plural sëkahsënikee)

  1. iron
  2. Anything made from iron, especially electronics.

Derived terms

  • sëkahsëni menàxk (“wire fence”)

References

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