wëlësi

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, wël- (“good, well”) +‎ -ësi anim (“to be”).

Verb

wëlësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be good-looking, to be handsome, to be physically attractive
    Synonyms: awëlsi, wëlinakwsi

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of wëlësi
wëlësi
1st person singular nulsi
2nd person singular kulsi
3rd person singular wëlësu
1st person plural inclusive nulsihëna
1st person plural exclusive kulsihëna
2nd person plural kulsihëmo
3rd person plural wëlësuwàk

Derived terms

  • wëlësit (“good looker”)

References

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