hèmpës

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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)

  1. shirt
  2. dress
  3. 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