xinkwelëmùksëwakàn

Unami

Etymology

  • /xinkw-/: big, large, great
  • /-elëm/: to act by thought on him/her
  • /-ëkw-/:inverse suffix
  • /-ësi/: verbal
  • /-wakàn/: nominalizer

Literally "being thought of greatly," "being very well thought of."

Noun

xinkwelëmùksëwakàn inan

  1. honor
  • xinkwelëmùksu
  • maxelëmahkimkwësuwakàn
  • maxelìntamëwakàn

References

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