kenahkihèt

Unami

Etymology

From kènahkiha (to care for) +‎ -t (nominalizer).

Noun

kenahkihèt anim (plural kenahkihèchik)

  1. caretaker, nurse
    Synonyms: kèhkenahkihès, kenahkihès

References

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