kaxkte

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *eçkaʔte·wi (“dried up”, inanimate intransitive verb).

Verb

kaxkte (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), third plural indicative kaxkteyo, animate equivalent kaxksi)

  1. to be dry, to be dried up
    Synonym: penkw

Derived terms

  • kaxktune (“to have a dry mouth”)
  • këkhaktëlingo (“to have a chapped face”)
  • taxana kaxkteyo pl (“drywood”)

References

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