tëmàskwe

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Unami

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Etymology

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From

  • /tëm-/ (initial) : to cut off
  • /-askw-/ (medial): plant, grass
  • /-a/ (final): Animate Intransitive
  • /-w/ : 3rd person suffix

Verb

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tëmàskwe inan (vti)

  1. (inanimate, transitive) He cuts grass
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References

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