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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *pemyi (“grease, fat, oil”).
Noun
pëmi inan
- fat, lard, grease
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pëmi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project