èhës

See also: ehes and éhes

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *e·hsa (“shell; mollusk”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ehəs/

Noun

èhës anim (plural èhsàk, adjectival èhèsi)

  1. clam
  2. clamshell

References
  • Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “èhës”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.