àske

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aškyaᐧwi (“it is raw”). Cognate with Menominee askīw.

Verb

àske

1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is raw

References

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