xitkwe
Unami
Alternative forms
- mèxitkwe (less common)
Etymology
Verb
xitkwe (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))
- To be deep-watered; of a body of water, to be deep.
- (sensu lato) To be deep.
Derived terms
- xitkwèk (“deep waters”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “xitkwe”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project