sookǔlaan

Munsee

Etymology

  • /sóok-/ (verb initial): pour, spill, sprinkle, soak
  • /ŭlaa/ (verb final):rain
  • /-n/ (suffix): nominalizer

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sokuyôn (it rains), Unami sukëlan (it rains), Malecite-Passamaquoddy sukalan/Malecite-Passamaquoddy sukolan (it rains heavily, it pours), Penobscot sòkəlαn (it rains), Abenaki sogl8n (it rains)

Verb

sóokǔlaan (3sgconj sóokǔlaang, ptcpl sóokǔlaang, intensive reduplication sohsóokǔlaan, moderative reduplication saasóokǔlaan) (inanimate intransitive)

  1. it rains, it is raining

References

  • O'Meara, John (2014), “sóokǔlaan”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
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