ahsën

Unami

Alternative forms

• achsin

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenyi (“stone”). Cognates include Munsee ăsún, Mahican aθún (“stone”), Mohegan-Pequot sun, Quiripi sun, Abenaki sen (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ahsən/

Noun

ahsën (plural ahsëna, diminutive ahsën'tët, adjectival ahsëni, locative ahsënink, locative plural ahsënikee)

1. stone, rock

Derived terms

• ahsënhake
• ahsënikaon
• ahsënike
• ahsënèmhòn
• aonahsën
• lekawahsën
• màxkahsën
• pukòhsën
• sëkahsën
• tëmahsën
• tùkòhsën
• xinkòhsën
• òpahsën

References

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