xkwe

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa (“(young)woman”).

Noun

xkwe anim (plural xkweyòk, obviative xkweyo, diminutive xkwewtët, vocative xkwèchi, adjectival xkwei)

  1. woman, lady
  2. female

Derived terms
  • ahopexkwe
  • ahuxkwe
  • alawixënit xkwe
  • awènhakèxkwe
  • kèpchuxkwe
  • kètanichanit xkwe
  • kìkuwi xkwe
  • kòthuxkwe
  • Lënapèxkwe
  • lëpwèxkwe
  • mahtahuxkwe
  • mëtèxkwe
  • nikanixit xkwe
  • pilsit skixkwe
  • sakimaxkwe
  • shëwanàkuxkwe
  • skixkwe
  • sëkahkolèxkwe
  • wènichanit xkwe
  • xkwechëch
  • xkwechìshtët
  • xkwehële
  • xkwexàm
  • xawshisës
  • xawësh
  • aimalàxàm
  • nushèxàm

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