mèxelkatas

Unami

Alternative forms

  • mexelkatat

Etymology

From mèxelkate (“to be many-legged”) +‎ -s (nominative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌme.xeːlˈkaː.taːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːtaːs

Noun

mèxelkatas anim (plural [Term?])

  1. A centipede.

References

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