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Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch hemd (“shirt”), from Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją.
Pronunciation
Noun
hèmpës inan (plural hèmpsa, diminutive hèmptët)
- shirt
- dress
- cloth
Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “hèmpës”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project