èmsinutay

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *meno·tayi (bag). Doublet of mënutès.

Noun

èmsinutay inan (plural èmsinutaya)

  1. A bag, a sack, a purse (especially one made of cloth).

References

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