kshëte

See also: kshetë

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /kshët/: to be hot
  • /e/: makes word a verb
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy ksate (“it is hot”), Mohegan-Pequot kusutá, Ojibwe gizhide, Potawatomi gzhaté.

Verb

kshëte inan (plural kshëteyo, 3sg conjunct kshëtèk) (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is hot

Usage notes

  • Refers to an inanimate object. kshëlànte is used for hot weather. kshëpète is used for hot liquids. And for any animate noun one would use kshësu.

References

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