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Etymology
From
- /kshët/: to be hot
- /e/: makes word a verb
- /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix
Cognate with Malecite-Passamaquoddy ksate (“it is hot”), Mohegan-Pequot kusutá, Ojibwe gizhide, Potawatomi gzhaté.
Verb
kshëte inan (plural kshëteyo, 3sg conjunct kshëtèk) (vii)
- (inanimate, intransitive) it is hot
Usage notes
- Refers to an inanimate object. kshëlànte is used for hot weather. kshëpète is used for hot liquids. And for any animate noun one would use kshësu.
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kshëte”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project