kshëte

See also: kshetë

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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)

1. (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.

Related terms

• kèshtèk
• kështeomàlsi
• këshèxàn
• kèkshëtèk
• kshëteinakòt
• kshëlexe
• kshësasu
• kshësëma
• kshësëmën

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kshëte”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project