tèh
Unami edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
- /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
- /-teh/ (root): heart
- This form is the third person singular possessive. As the underlying root /-teh/ is a bound lemma, only appearing in compounds with affixes.
From Proto-Algonquian [Term?]. Cognate with Munsee wdéeh (“his heart”), Mohegan-Pequot wutáh (“his heart”), Ojibwe ode' (“his heart”), Fox otêhi (“his heart”), Montagnais utei (“his heart”), Menominee otǣh (“his heart”), Cree ᐅᑌᐦ (oteh, “his heart”).
Noun edit
tèh inan (plural tèha)
- heart
- his heart
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tèh”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project