tëpèthun

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, tëpë- (around) +‎ èthun (skirt).

Noun

tëpèthun inan (plural tëpèthuna)

  1. (clothing) A wraparound skirt.

Derived terms

  • tëpèthune

References

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