sëkahsën

Unami

Etymology

From sëke inan (“to be black”) +‎ ahsën (“stone, rock”).

Noun

sëkahsën inan (plural sëkahsëna, adjectival sëkahsëni, diminutive sëkahsën'tët, locative sëkahsënink, locative plural sëkahsënikee)

  1. iron
  2. anything made from iron, especially electronics

Derived terms

  • sëkahsëni menàxk (“wire fence”)

References

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