kukhusi

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, kukhus (“owl”) +‎ -ësi (verb suffix). In Lenape folklore, it is said that an owl accompanied a certain girl when she had her first period, thus it was named as such.

Verb

kukhusi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To undergo one's first-ever menstrual period, to menstruate for the first time.

Usage notes

  • This term does not apply to any subsequent time someone has their period, only the first.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of kukhusi
kukhusi
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular kukhusu
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural [Term?]

Derived terms

References

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