Munsee

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Etymology

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From nominalization of an intensive reduplication of kshúteew (to be hot). Cognate with Unami kèkshëtèk (stove).

Noun

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kehkshúteek inan (plural kehkshutéekal, possessed ngehkshutéekum, locative kehkshutéekung, diminutive kehkshuchéekush)

  1. stove

References

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  • O'Meara, John (2014) “kehkshúteek”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN