chèlis

See also: chelis

Unami

Etymology

Borrowed from English cherries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.liːs/
  • Rhymes: -eliːs

Noun

chèlis anim (plural chèlisàk, genitive chèlisii)

  1. A cherry (the fruit, not the plant).

Derived terms

References

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