-èmhòn

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *e·mehkwa·na (“spoon”). Doublet of èmhònës.

Suffix

-èmhòn inan (plural -èmhòna, diminutive -èmhòn'tët, locative -èmhònink)

  1. spoon

Derived terms

Unami terms suffixed with -èmhòn
ahsënèmhòn
shëmëwèmhòn
sënèmhòn
taxànèmhòn
tànkèmhòn
èhèsamhòn
òlèmhòn

References

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